Ch.13 - Your First Year as a Teacher

Going through chapter 13 really put things into perspective for me. “Wow! This is really happening!” We read all this stuff about the teaching profession, we take classes to learn different methods and approaches to teaching, we go through all this training and then here we are at chapter 13, telling us to go for it!


The one thing I liked best about chapter 13 was the list of ideas or things to add to your teaching portfolio. I mentioned on the last day of class during my “Why I Want to Become a Teacher” presentation, I talked about my experience with the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI). Being apart of a professional organization like ACEI is not only rewarding but it really looks good on paper. They give you opportunities to be apart of so many events where you get to interact with students and help out other local organizations such as Island Girl Power. The photo here was taken at the LBJ Elementary Night with the Stars, on February 21, 2008. To find out more about ACEI visit them at aceiuog.blogspot.com.


I took ED192 - Practicum: Observation & Participation. It really was an eye opener for me. It was a good experience observing different grade levels in the Guam public schools. This was the point in the time when I decided that I never ever want to teach middle school students ever! Haha. Just kidding! We’ll see! I thought I’d share with you this 3D model I made of a classroom I had observed. This was Mrs. Frances Respicio’s 5th grade classroom at Finegayan Elementary School in spring of 2005.