Sick and Teaching...ugh

Let's see...last semester I managed to make it all the way through the semester without getting sick.

Week 2 of student teaching - sore throat, stuffy/runny nose, clogged up ears.
This is awful.

I'm drinking fluids like it's no one's business and taking medicine to ensure that I don't miss any days of teaching.  I realize that I have 5 excused absences, but I really don't want to miss anything at school, and I honestly think that I can push through this illness.  I tried to get to the doctor today, but apparently he can't get me in until Monday...so clearly that won't work.



Aside from being sick, I've had a lot of great experiences teaching so far this week.  I'm really excited because it's only week two, and I'm already teaching a little bit and teaching one class all by myself!  Yesterday I taught part of a class on a "listening quiz."  I played short, three note examples and the students had to choose between 3 different choices.  It was a good way to ease into being in charge of a class, even if it was only for a little bit.

However, this week is an important week because I'm getting observed by Dr. Swanson on Wednesday.  She'll be observing me teach a 5th grade class (last class of the day so the kids will be nice and rowdy).  Mrs. Thurman and I decided that I should teach how woodwinds produce their sound and review how brass produce their sound.  So last night, I spent about an hour and a half writing a lesson plan.  I've got 5 objectives and it seems like a pretty solid lesson...there's even an open response as an assessment.

Today, I did a trial run with a different 5th grade class, but the same lesson.  Things went pretty well, as the day had gone on, I got some experience teaching little portions of my lesson, so by the time this class came around, I felt really prepared.  The class participated well, and they were generally focused on the task.

All in all, I thought that things went well, and I'm pretty excited to show Dr. Swanson what I've done so far!