What a week! This week has probably been one of the most valuable weeks thus far through student teaching. As many of us found out, FBLA is a huge deal at the State Leadership Conference. I did not realize how huge the organization was until this week. I learned so much this week at the conference and managing my time there was very important to make sure I was at all of my duties. I got to see many students in a whole new light and got to see how proud they were while they were competing. It was also very valuable to meet so many people that are currently teaching that my coop introduced me to on Sunday already. Networking is very important for us as beginning teachers to find out what opportunities may be out there. Overall, FBLA was one of the highlights and most important experiences that I will take from this whole student teaching experience with me in the future.
Another valuable aspect of this week was when I got back to school. Trying to figure out what my students had done and what they had not yet completed was very important. I spent the end of the week organizing everything and getting things together to regroup with the students, which at some point was controlled chaos, but that is sometimes how it gets. Also, having the students excited to have me back in the classroom was very important to me because that showed me that they really like me as a teacher as they were asking all about the FBLA conference.
If I could change one thing about this week, would I? I can honestly say that this week was probably the best week of student teaching. I would not change anything throughout the entire week because of the experiences that I had. I got to experience a State Conference, which I had never done and got to come back after a few days away and regroup with my students. I can take all of the experiences from this week to make me a better teacher, which I feel that I am really feeling comfortable in the classroom. As you all may say as well, FBLA is truly eye-opening.
Hope everyone had a great time at FBLA and a good rest of the week!! Our time is winding down. Have a great Week 13 everyone!
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That is great that you have a fun time at FBLA. I think we all had a good time there and realized how much it does mean to the students. Its also great that this was your best week so far and that you feel that you would not change anything. Keep up the good work. Only a few more weeks left.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean regarding regrouping. I had to get back into the swing of things too. I am glad that you had a great week. I know that you will be a wonderful teacher.
ReplyDeleteFBLA was a great experience for me. I learned so much about the organization and the students at my school were asking a great deal about FBLA. I hope that they can start a chapter someday.
Have a great week!