http://nickstramp.net/arizona My journey from student to teacher Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:51:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, so I obviously haven't kept to my vow of weekly posts, but here's a life update in two minutes or less! I am now into the fourth week of class, and have had a really good time so far! Every day has a challenge, but none have been insurmountable. My ... http://nickstramp.net/arizona/?p=19 So today was the big day. Our 20 students took their final exam, and 17 passed the class (final was only worth 20%). We have one more day tomorrow that is enrichment. In other news I have been officially hired by Glendale Elementary School District and will be teaching 7th ... http://nickstramp.net/arizona/?p=16 Once again it is Sunday before I have sat down to update you all, but it was quite the week last week! My interview a week ago went very well, and I hope to have news on it by the end of the week (some action is needed at the ... http://nickstramp.net/arizona/?p=14 Although I'm now done with two weeks of Institute, I've only been through one week of actual teaching....and boy what a week! My 22 students are from a wide range of backgrounds and all have their own personalities. There have been up days and down days. On Thursday only about ... http://nickstramp.net/arizona/?p=12 The first week of Institute was heavily focused on providing us with the basic toolkit we need in order to be prepared to step into the classroom for the first time, and that time will be tomorrow! I will be teaching Algebra IA to 22 students in a credit recovery ... http://nickstramp.net/arizona/?p=8 I have just finished my first five days as an official member of Teach for America, and it has been a great experience. Titled "Induction," these five days were all about getting to know my fellow corps members in Phoenix and learning more about the organization as a whole. The ... http://nickstramp.net/arizona/?p=1