Information Overload.

Whew. What a two weeks it has been. From Responsive Classroom training (uh-mazing) to Great Beginnings training for the county I have filled my brain with SO much information.
Let me break down Responsive Classroom Training which we will now refer to as "RC". I went into the week thinking okay I've done this before, I'm not going to learn anything new- boy was I wrong. I left each day with a positive outlook on how to handle my classroom and also an overwhelming sense of how much there is that goes into making a classroom run well. RC approach is all about giving logical consequences, building community and helping each student to take responsibility and learn self-control. I think it's going to be great to have this approach to reference to and structure my class around. Throughout the week we all created our own little community of friends and I'm so glad to have been through the week with them all.
I left the week exhausted with information BUT super excited to start my classroom procedures (which I had to completely redo after learning this approach).
This week has been a different kind of training- it's all about the county and how it works. I am so thankful for a supportive school system that really desires to see their new teachers not feel alone. They have done an AWESOME job of providing support for the first year. This week has also been information overload but basically I am just taking one day at a time, and that's all I can do.

It's going to be a whirlwind of a year but I'm filled with energy thinking about meeting my little firsties and creating our classroom to be a fun and warm environment. Next week I get to start decorating and I hope to get some pictures up once I get some things put up. Before next week and all of the staff meetings I get to see my friends in Lynchburg and there couldn't be a better time to see everyone. It's going to be great to have comfort of friends and not have to feel like a newbie in everything I do.


Lindsay