interview. :O'

Yesterday evening I had my interview for being a Global Teaching Fellow in Tokyo, Japan.  I was very nervous.  I had 6 people interview me!  It was a round table interview, and they all asked me one question. It was a bit intimidating, but I think I did okay...  They said they will contact those who interviewed in about two weeks to inform us of the school's decision.  They will pass on the recommended candidates to Tokyo International University, and hopefully will hear back soon!  After hearing more about the program, and what I will do... I was getting more excited about this opportunity.  Before I was thinking if it is a good idea to stay in the U.S. and get my teaching experience built up here.... NOW I am all on board to go on this next adventure...

Trying something New...

There was a substitute teacher yesterday, and I took the reign on the lesson and teaching it on my own. It was different because I usually watch my cooperating teacher teach the Math classes before me and take notes on how he teaches.  Things that went well were student participation and engagement.  Things that I would change would be a closure activity or something to keep all students at a table helping others.  Overall yesterday and today was better than it has been. I have been reading a book that my cooperating teacher lent me to read on Classroom Management when it was a Snow Day last Thursday.  [://www.consciousteaching.com/book-conscious-classroom-management/] Being a teacher is a lot of hard work, and it takes heart too.


On another note, I PASSED my ESOL tests!!!  I took it last month, and I received my results yesterday! This is the last test I have for the Endorsements that I was working on. Now I am debating to take the Language Arts NES Exam to be endorsed in Language Arts.  Also, I am thinking about getting the Reading Endorsement!  That is the great thing about being an educator... it means being a life long learner. :) Also, I applied to my first teaching job last week.  The partner university of Willamette, Tokyo International University, is hiring 10 Willamette MAT teachers to teach English in Japan.  I applied, and I won't know if I get an interview until the first week of April.  It's time to apply to jobs, and get this career started.