Standards...and Dee!

Today the First Grade team (all 2 of us) had subs for a half day so that we could log on to the Tandberg which is sort of like Skype with the other First Grade teachers in our district. Our goal was to review the new District Standards and enter them into this new computer data base called Educate. We had to "level" each child for each standard so they go to the next grade with levels. I wasn't that psyched about it because I'm just not that sure that this is the right path for children.

That said, I was very surprised to see how much I learned from the experience. We really talked about why we teach what we do and how we assess. It was the first time I've ever been in a room (monitor?) with all of the First Grade teachers from our district. It was pretty cool to know that they know just what I do. I also learned a lot more about where I should focus next year.

The best thing by far though was that I got to meet see Dee from First Impressions! We knew we taught in the same district, but we'd never met. I was so excited to see her, so I kept saying "Hi Dee!" really loudly over the other participants.

I'm sure it wasn't annoying in the slightest.

Another great thing was that I could tell that Dee felt the same way. The tip off was when she kept screaming hi to me back over the heads of the participants. I can't wait to see her again.

Hi Dee!!