Originally Posted By LVBelle Well, it looks like I'm leaving the classroom next year! Today I was offered a new position at our school. I will be pulling small groups of kids to do an intervention program when they are struggling. I thought I had no chance of getting it since I'd be out the first part of the school year with Jacob and that's when a lot of important testing and stuff will be done but the principal decided to take me for it anyway! Not only that, I get one on one training for it during this school year so I don't have to try and learn the program over the summer or in the fall! Now I just have to go through EVERYTHING in my classroom, sort through it all, and find somewhere to store all of my personal teaching supplies!
Originally Posted By nevadarebel Congratulations LVBelle!!! What a great opportunity for you and I am sure you will be great with the kids!
Originally Posted By LilliBelle That is FANTASTIC! You are the perfect teacher for that job. I am SO happy for you, Ginny!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Congrats, that sounds awesome! It'll be a challenge, but I'm sure you're more than up for it
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ Wow LV good for you. I applied for that at our school, unfortunately, you have to have special training, a Special Education Certificate.... so it was no such luck for me. I am happy for you, I would love to do that.
Originally Posted By smedley Congrats LV! Sounds like a great job, and kudos to your boss for giving it to you when you're going to be missing the start of the year with Jacob, he obviously knew you're the right person for it
Originally Posted By RangerPooh Congrats on the job. I'm currently working on my teaching endorsement in Special Education to work with kids in a similar manner. Keep us updated on how it's going.
Originally Posted By Mrs 2oon Congratulations, LVBelle! DS is pulled out of class four days a week for this type of program. He absolutely loves it as do the other three kids in his math group. It is incredible how much it helps the kids to learn in small groups. Any teacher who chooses to work with the kids that need extra help is an EXTRA special person!
Originally Posted By LadyKluck Oh Ginny I'm so glad you got it!! I know how much you wanted this position! Yippee!!! See, good things DO happen to good people!
Originally Posted By LVBelle Thanks everyone! I'm still in shock that I got it. The only downside is not having my own classroom, I'll have to share with four other specialists! I have no idea where I'm going to put all of my stuff! I have a HUGE book collection that I can't just part with as well as some personal teaching materials. I spent all day yesterday looking at everything in my room and trying to figure it all out!
Originally Posted By avromark I'll show you a picture of my home some day, my 2 spare bedrooms are Libraries lol. Congrats, I could have taught at community college, but the college that offered me the part time 1 course a week job is 2 hours away... I could also take Teachers College paid for if I agree to do a term up north, however I don't want to live where your groceries are air dropped in...
Originally Posted By RangerPooh LVBelle, Is there a teachers corner where they have their owm desks? Or is thre a main teachers office in the room? The two classrooms that I have done my student teaching in have had setups like that. I can imagine that there probably isn't too much room for personal items as you're sharing it with other teachers. Maybe the room could be rearrainged in such a way as to acommodate some of your materials? I know that the room that I was in this semester wasn't too large but was divided into two areas, and if needed could accommodate a third (tiny though). There were 5 teachers (one main+4 parapros) and it seemed like teaching material was in every nook and cranny.
Originally Posted By avromark Or you could just lug a few suitcases in everyday... I'm hoping a position comes up at the local college so I can teach, and put another thing on my resume, you must be smart I'm smart but it usually ends with another word for arse.
Originally Posted By Labuda WOO HOO for you, Ginny! This sounds like a fabulous opportunity for you, and I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job!
