I told my Coaching Teacher one day “I feel ready to take a contract, that’s new.” I didn’t feel ready after EDUC 391 nor EDUC 490, not even after teaching on call. It happened slowly, over a period of trying and failing, trying and succeeding. Each day, I forced myself …
2020 showed me the importance of patience, in all realms of life. So much was out of our control last year and we had to just keep pivoting, dealing with issues as they came to pass. I saw teachers stretch themselves to provide in-class as well as online instruction, create …
I had to laugh a few times when students in my practicum class furrowed their brows, trying to understand how I could simultaneously be a learner and a teacher. For grade 2/3s, a teacher is an entity all on its own, simply created out of nowhere; they’ve been that way …
For C2C Pro-D day, I attended a workshop called “Taking Secondary Science Outside.” I really enjoyed my time in this session, as it was balanced with hands-on activities, group brainstorming and useful ways to assess student work. We began by going outside and thinking about the following question: Is it …
I attended the in-person fishing & trapping session at Shane lake with Reid Roberts for my Indigenous-focused learning day. This was an enlightening experience. I was pleasantly surprised to hear about the unique land-based programs they were offering students at the high-school level in Prince George. Artifacts lying on the …
Without a doubt, our first practicum experience was a huge learning opportunity and place to grow. However, I would like to focus on the moment I knew I wanted to become a teacher instead. In 2015, I struggled to fit into a small, rural community in southern Chile. A town …
