GLT Reflection

So I JUST realized that when I posted this blog previously it never actually posted. Gotta love technology!

I learned a lot while doing my guided lead teaching, and it had many results, both expected and unexpected. In the end, the unit I taught was not at all the unit I originally planned, though I still got the results that I originally wanted.

Several lessons into my teaching of the writing trait Voice, I realized that they were not getting what I was trying to teach them at all. Because of this, I completely replanned my unit so that I could still accomplish the objectives that I had set forth.

Because of this, I learned a lot about flexibility. At first, I was really reluctant to change my plans. I thought that it would admit failure if I admitted that I needed to change something. It took me a while to realized that that is not what it was admitting. It was admitting that I was inexperienced, which is true. I tried to take on too much at one time, and I fully admit that now.

However, I was amazed at the results that I got in the end, even though it took a longer windier road than I had originally planned. The voice that they put into emotion in their stories was incredible, and it will be a great stepping stone to adding voice to other aspects of writing as well.

I gained a lot of confidence in myself, and I learned a lot about myself. I know that this will not be the first time that I have to redo a lesson or a unit. I'm very fortunate that the first time that it happened I had my CT there to help me and back me up.

Reading their final drafts has given me so much excitement to take on lead teaching and continue teaching literacy, probably because it has made me less afraid to make mistakes.