Yesterday and today we had teacher workshops, so there were no students. The workshops, were actually quite instructive. We had a couple of guest speakers on differentiating instructions. While this seems like commonsense practice, apparently it is not. I feel like I alter lesson plans and homework assignments quite a bit to suit different learning styles and abilities, but it turns out, I'm not necessarily going about it the right way. So that was good to know. These presenters came prepared with matrixes and tables for me to use to get me started as I look at altering my plans going forward. I've found that too many times we've had workshops where we're just told what we should be doing without any ideas or suggestions on how we should go about it. We have new administration this year, so I hope he continues this trend. We also did a bit on technology, so I got to work on a new website for my classes. I'm hoping to get it up and running in the next week or so.
Today after school, I was invited out to a happy hour with 5 other teachers around my age. We were all kind of feeling spent from 2 intense days and felt like we needed some adult beverages. I don't get out much, to be honest. So it was kind of great. A great end to some good in-service days and a great beginning to a much deserved Thanksgiving Break.
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