Week nine at University High!

This has been an eventful week. On Monday, the students had an ISE day. The teachers came in, and we had many PLC meetings and a faculty senate meeting. We discussed many things pertaining to the school such as the Benedum Program for Student Teachers, recycling at the school, beatification of our property, professional development, and so on. On Tuesday, the students came back, and we began our regular routine. In my Honors Pre-Calculus class, we reviewed Friday's lesson on stretching and compressing graphs. The following day, we finished up the section for transformations of function by doing reflections and identifying even and odd functions. In my general Pre-Calculus classes, we reviewed our word problems from sections 1.5 and 1.6. Then, the students had a quiz based on what they have learned. Today, I have begun my full time teaching with periods 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8. This is a lot to take in, but I feel that I am well prepared. I have been fortunate with my mentor teachers, because they have slowly eased me into teaching more and more. If it would have been thrown at me full force, I would have been much more nervous. Even though I have taught these sections with my Honors Pre-Calculus students, I still learn new things about the content. This is what I like about teaching. It is full of learning. You learn about yourself, and you learn new things about math from the students in your classes. I am excited to take on the new challenges that full time teaching will bring on. I hope to maintain positivity and confidence to teach to my best ability, so the students are learning in a motivating and simplistic environment!