Today, I am grateful for practice.
Last week I taught A LOT of Orientation and Mobility lessons, and it became very clear to me that I need practice. My instructors are supervising me, and telling me what things on which I can improve, and they have told me they can tell I came from a strong O&M program... but all of that doesn't account for the practice that I need in simply teaching these skills.
Three years of teaching blind students does not translate to automatically teaching O&M well. There is a reason this is an entirely separate certification, and why it requires 9 weeks of students teaching -- these people knew what they were doing when they designed this criteria. I need the practice.
Last week, I had to consciously tell myself several times to focus on MY STUDENT and not look around at the cool downtown of Tucson. This really takes practice.
As I look ahead to my LAST week in Tucson, I am grateful that I will have more chances to practice teaching and improve my skills before my next 3 week practicum placement.
14 days down; 6 to go!!!
Last week I taught A LOT of Orientation and Mobility lessons, and it became very clear to me that I need practice. My instructors are supervising me, and telling me what things on which I can improve, and they have told me they can tell I came from a strong O&M program... but all of that doesn't account for the practice that I need in simply teaching these skills.
Three years of teaching blind students does not translate to automatically teaching O&M well. There is a reason this is an entirely separate certification, and why it requires 9 weeks of students teaching -- these people knew what they were doing when they designed this criteria. I need the practice.
Last week, I had to consciously tell myself several times to focus on MY STUDENT and not look around at the cool downtown of Tucson. This really takes practice.
As I look ahead to my LAST week in Tucson, I am grateful that I will have more chances to practice teaching and improve my skills before my next 3 week practicum placement.
14 days down; 6 to go!!!
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