Hello! .....again

Isn't that a song? Oh well, first let me write that since my last entry, things have been ahappenin' and ahoppin'!


Let me throw this question out there: Is the "Self-Contained Teacher" a thing of the past? Does departmentalizing really the new way in the elementary school setting?

Just last week I finally decided to make a change in my teaching career....no, I'm still teaching. My administrators have been hounding me and another self-contained teacher to become team teachers. Okay, there are eight teachers in our grade level, 2 of the eight are GE teachers, the rest are bilingual. All, except Ms. J and myself are team teaching. That is one teacher teaches Math and Science, the other teaches ELA, SLA, and Social Studies. Okay, you might think, not so bad, but wait there's more....you teach one section in the morning and then the other section in the afternoon. That means you are responsible for at least 44 students!

Well as it turns out Ms J wanted to teach ELA, SLA and Science. I agreed to teach Math and Social Studies. I am quite happy to do so.

We started last week and it has been going great. I mean I only need to think about Math and SS lesson plans. What more could a teacher ask for....planning is the most important part of teaching two different classes with two different needs and challenges. But I am ALWAYS up for a challenge.

I promise to keep you posted at to how this all ends.