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a dancer's adventure in teaching math
In the crazy, hotel-living homelessness that was the transition from Institute to Colorado I failed to update as consistently as I wanted. Now that I’m through with Institute and Round Zero, I’ve begun training with my school. It’s is a turnaround school with a transformation grant and part of that is a week-long school retreat.…
read more »As with all of Institute, Week Four had both ups and downs. However, when you add it all up I think it comes out positive. Last week I began teaching math, which is my fall placement. I’ve doubted my ability to teach this subject since I saw the acceptance email back in November but now…
read more »I’m more than halfway finished with Institute, and I feel like I’ve been here for months and yet not long enough. It’s hard to believe that I’ll be back in Colorado in less than two weeks, supposedly prepared to run my own classroom. I easily fluctuate between feeling like I have no clue what I’m…
read more »I love making lists, so here is my summary of week one in Phoenix. Awesome Things About Institute: 1. Each region has its own common room in the dorm. It’s just like Hogwarts! 2. TFA tends to play loud (and awesome) music in the mornings as we pack our lunches at 6:20AM. 3. Every single…
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