Cue the music!! It's........ (drum roll)..... THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
That's right, my friends, I have 5 days left in New York before I embark on my new adventure in Alaska. I am so excited! I almost can't believe that it's already time to go, and I suppose that is why I have been neglecting keeping this blog up to date. In preparation, however, I have been reading some really incredible books:
1. The First Days of School, Harry K. Wong
-This book is taking my anxiety of being a baby-teacher 4,000 miles away from almost everyone I know from a 40 to a 15, on a scale of 1-10. I am living in the 'how to set-up procedures for how your classroom should run' chapter.
2. Fifty Miles From Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People, William Iggiagruk Hensley
-So far, I am loving this book! It's part of the required reading for the graduate course that is part of the C3 project I was accepted into, and I will have the opportunity to meet the author on July 25th! I can't wait to tell you more about that experience.
3. Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
-I have to admit that I have not made a whole lot of headway with this text. I am very interested in learning about how I can integrate my students' traditional Inupiaq culture into the Social Studies curriculum! This will definitely be something I will frequently refer to while working.
In other, more social, news, I have been distracting myself from moving to Alaska tasks by spending time with the people who are super important to me. My mom is going to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow after a miserable five days of being pretty sick, and my boyfriend is coming back from Italy on Saturday so we can go camping! It's all about balance, I suppose. Tune back in in two weeks, and I will tell you all about my first experiences in Alaska!
Enjoy all of life's teachable moments!
-Meg
