I have so much to say and yet ... not much at all. I just needed somewhere to vent. About 1 month out and my summer school job is finishing up this week. I was a TA this past year so I have some experience in the classroom and with the day to day of being a teacher. But the idea of taking a curriculum and making it adequate AND engaging is so daunting. The amount of tracking and data is more than double online. The work flow is just SO tedious working out of documents all day. Plus... the entire job is literally behind a computer ALL DAY as well, which something I wanted to avoid in my career.
Not even to mention the lack of interaction with my new students and inability to create community. I’m sure as a school we will come up with a solid plan for some in-person meet and greets, but still - this is a whole other issue that is also a major challenge and huge let down to my first year.
I’m lucky that my school invests in a rigorous online science curriculum that I will be able to adapt - at least I’m not working from garbage curriculum or at worst nothing at all! So there is that. And I believe in the school and it’s leadership and that ultimately this WAS the right decision.
Not sure why I’m posting but if anyone has any good resources, tips for tracking (attendance, feed-backing, participation, grades), work flow tips, keeping students engaged, or really anything - that would be cool.
I know I’m complaining a lot, and I’m mostly excited for my first year, it’s just .... unbelievable and overwhelming. Ultimately I’m just venting, but I also wanted to see if anyone else is feeling completely overwhelmed at starting online and all the challenges that comes with and how they are dealing with it. All I know is... I’m taking one week off after summer school and starting my teaching routine again Aug. 3rd.
Submitted July 23, 2020 at 08:01PM by Modern_chemistry https://ift.tt/30VE2E3
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