One BIG change....

It's amazing how things can change in the blink of an eye.

Let me explain....

All this year while I was teaching first grade I began looking into the opportunity of furthering my education. I started toying with the idea of going back to school while teaching. I started contacting one of the local colleges here and registered for the introductory class to the counseling program. Well that lasted a good three weeks. I was too overwhelmed with the stress of the class on top of teaching my kiddos all day.  

Then I decided that I was going to do something more with my degree. I am certified K-12 in ELL which meant that the options were pretty much endless. I was going to sign up to take different praxis tests to make me qualified in others areas in the upper grades. For whatever reason that fell through and I only ended up taking a elementary ed praxis test. 

So, I found out that I was going to be staying in first grade for the next school year. I started getting materials ready for them, I was gathering data and making goals for each of them. 

AND THEN...

I was approached with the idea to be a junior/senior high reading teacher. I would be working with the older kids on a new program to help with their reading. 

I kinda started to get a little excited about the idea of doing something different. I was thinking of how I could incorporate what I learned with new 'kiddos'. So, I prayed about it. I mean as excited as I was, I was still a nervous about the idea of teaching the older kids. 

Well next year, I will officially be the 7th-10th grade reading teacher/specialist. I am super excited and still a bit nervous about the idea. In August I will get to go to Oakland California for training on the program. Never would I have thought that I would be going from 1st grade to Jr/Sr High. 

Quyana Agayun! : )