...when you're incredibly busy.
Well, last week was good.
By the end of the week of my last post I was knackered! I was also doubting myself quite a bit. The kids had been restless and generally not very well behaved and I spent ages being convinced it was my fault but I've since learnt that they were hellish for everyone!
I told my tutor of my ingrained terror of maths and she observed me and reckoned I was actually fine...it's all in my mind! Also found I am getting over sensitive to behaviour and noise levels - I told my mentor that at one point I stood there thinking 'too much noise' and I suddenly realised that there was barely any noise, and the chatter was about work anyway!
So, I taught about 50% last week - a full day on monday, then 2 lessons a day for the rest of the week - no teaching friday: it was planned but had to change.
This week I'm back at lectures 2 days a week.
Today I did Literacy and Numeracy skills tests - I PASSED!!! I PASSED!!! I failed the online Numeracy skills test every single time and was convinced I would fail - I went into a massive panic and tbh, the mental maths bit was just awful - I barely answered any questions and some I had no idea how to do and I was absolutely depressed as anything. Then I got onto the second bit and the questions were almost so easy I was thinking I must have missed something. Still I passed (still can't believe it!)
Just ICT to do now.
Anyway - teaching most of tomorrow - Literacy, Numeracy and Geography. IWB went crazy last week and couldn't use it at all, it was hellish. Don't know if it's fixed or not, and not sure how to teach what I'm going to teach without it :o(
Planning's taken forever. Folders/portfolio taking even longer...now I;ve got assignments to think about too...not enough hours in the day.
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2 comments:
Hi! Your blog is brilliant! I've redently been told that I have an interview for a GTP after Christmas. I'm really worried because I've read your blog and there seems like there is a lot involved in the afternoon of assesment. I'd be so grateful if you could offer any tips for the afternoon! Thanks, Katie
P.S. Good luck with your GTP and well done for gettiing stuck in like you have!
Do you mean at your interview? From what I've heard interviews vary wildly. My experience of mine is at the begnning of this post, and tbh, now I've pretty much lost that from my mind, there's so much esle to think about.
My DRB said that maths/lit and science assessments were a formality and not used to decide if you were on the course or not, but revise to KS2 level at least - try the bbc bitesize websites.
For the actual interview - make sure you are enthusiastic and committed, sell yourself- don't be arrogant but you need to be confident and they need to know what you can and have done -why you deserve a place. And be reflective.
Let me know how you get on - good luck and don't spend your christmas fretting over it (although I admit that I did - I had a Jan interview and sepnt every spare minute revising maths and science and reading the TES boards for advice!)
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