St. Paul Public School is starting next week Feb1st. I will meet Ulla and the students, and have my very first observation Tuesday, February 2nd at 8:30 am. It’s going to be a morning meeting and then reading groups. I’m super excited and also curious to see the format of the class. I love working with kids, they’re so fun, creative, and full of energy. I always get new insights by being with them.
I’m really glad that this residency worked out. During our first meeting on January 7th, Ulla and I talked about possible planas regarding in-person or distance teaching. The next week, Ulla got the words that she’ll teach first graders online. It is a new group of students for her, so I’ll have the honor to observe how she brings her teaching style to the new group. On top of that, I’ve never been in an elementary school class in the US, I will for sure learn so much by observing a real class.
Through this residency, I hope to learn how to become a teacher that the students will both love and listen to, how to design the lesson plan to be effective, and how to best share my knowledge to students.