The Beginning of an Era

Ok, so maybe an era is a bit dramatic and over-confident, but this is the beginning of my blog about my experience as a special educator. 

I have known since high school that I wanted to be a teacher. I initially thought I wanted to teach high school Spanish (I had an amazing high school Spanish teacher with whom I really connected), but after a short practicum at a high school I quickly changed my mind. Power to all of the high school teachers out there, that is a set of challenges I am not made to take on! I have my M.ed. in Elementary Education and my first job was as a long term sub in a 4th grade classroom for the fall. I got another long term sub job immediately after (luckily!) but they asked me to be a special educator and proposed helping me become certified. I JUST submitted my alt 4 plan and documents for approval to be dually certified!

I absolutely love my job. I thought I wanted to be a general education teacher, and maybe I will get back to that one day, but I feel like I make really meaningful connections with a smaller number of kids. I am a case manager and I also deliver interventions and core replacement services for 3rd-8th graders. I have the support of some amazing coworkers who have been incredibly helpful. This year, I'm teaching a math class, several english/language arts classes, and I also go into a few classrooms to support students in the general education setting. 

I can't wait to share my thoughts and plans with the blogging world!