Professional Semester one is a busy time for all of us at the University of Lethbridge. Numerous amounts of presentations, projects, group work and the like are surfacing with a quick end in site. There is much to reflect on every day but you are constantly moving on to the next thing.
I have been very pleased with myself on the work I have done thus far in the course. My presentations have went well and I have received positive feedback from my peers. I have also taken suggestions into account and look forward to refining my teaching skills through the valuable method of peer evaluation and self reflection.
Having the opportunity to teach has made me much less nervous than I previously was and I now feel comfortable talking in front of my peers. Soon I will be teaching in front of a class, my T.A. as well as University professor and I feel equipped to do so. My practicum begins at the beginning of November and I am still anxiously awaiting to hear where I will be placed. I am comforted in the fact that wherever I may be and whatever the teacher may be like, I can us this opportunity as a learning experience for my future career.
Being busy in this time gives me a glimpse of what my teaching career may look like. I am figuring out that this is the job I want to do for the rest of my life and I am willing to put in the effort necessary.
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