Last post, where I talked about getting into the groove of things and feeling comfortable – totally jinxed myself. Got to school today and dealt with a variety of issues that made me a hot mess come first period.
1. To begin with, my first period AP Human Geography class had a unit test today and I needed to make copies, print their scoresheets, and get ready for what they do after.
2. Went to go print the test and of course – every printer in this school is broken.
3. Ran around to the hidden printer on the opposite end of the school…20 minutes later I have my tests, ready to be copied.
4. Finally get to the copy room, not only is there a line but someone aka a whole department of teachers, had decided to make their copies for what seems like the entire year – and take up all the copy machines. I mean really – do you have no planning period during the day, and actually need 200 copies of 10 different assignments. REALLY?! And all of these truly need to be printed right before 1st period? I mean, yes, I was running late – but come on people!
5. Luckily grab a copy machine…that didn’t jam – a first, I might add….and get to class in time with the tests and bubble sheets. But oh wait, I’m not done.6. Pass out the test, which my CI had made for me, and realize that some of the questions didn’t cover content from the book. And I missed them in my lectures. Enter my major apology to the kids & having to look at the data this afternoon and figure out which questions to take off.
My CI sent me an email telling me to not worry, it happens and take this as a learning experience – isn’t she awesome? It’s just embarrassing messing up so stupidly in front of the class/her. Plus I probably looked frazzled from my morning adventure in discovering how important it is to make copies the day before.
Lesson learned – make copies the day before, and look at the assessment ALOT while planning. Ugghh Backwards Design, I thought you were just a theory until today.