sub life 🥸

 

i've been back home in Seattle for 2 weeks now, and i was able to sub (substitute) for 3 very different schools!! 👾

1 |   Last Friday, I was a sub at Wing Luke Elementary.

• South Beacon Hill
• Small class sizes
• New building (2nd Year)*
• I saw an emphasis on order and quietness in the halls
• I did push-in and pull-out English Multilingual Support for all grade levels (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
  
  

2 |   On Monday, I was a sub at Olympic Hills Elementary.

• Lake City
• Small class sizes
• I saw teachers facilitate convos with students to be their best selves
• I did push-in English Literacy Support for mostly 1st Grade
• I did morning drop off duty, recess duty, lunch duty, and after school bus duty

3 |   On Tuesday, I was a sub at Garfield High School.

• Central District
• Big class sizes for general edu
• Small Multilingual English Language classes
• Created a new schedule for supports in gen. edu classes 
• BIG high school!!

🟪 I haven't been at a middle school yet, and I'm hoping to explore some middle schools after I complete my next sub job. i'll be covering for another teacher all next week at Garfield High School. i was hesitant to take on the full-time job for the full week, but... it would be nice to be in the same school consistently and get to know the students for more than just one day. 🟪

It was my first time to be in an elementary school as an adult, and it was illuminating to see how much planning must go into one day for the teachers because they are teaching everything to the young ones!! but they do NOT get much time to prepare... :(  it shows how important it is to have other adults in the class for support! in elementary and i think in all schools~

I'm not quite sure how I feel or what I think about subbing yet... i think i need more time to process these experiences and time to be in other schools... I'll be in Seattle until the end of November, and I'm curious to see how my thoughts and feelings may or may not change. 👽

for now i'll just continue floating in this space. 🚀