Time Flies

Wow- it's been forever since I've blogged here.

I'm doing my Book Two teacher training right now with Jeanne Grover. It is so much fun, and so exciting to be able to steal ideas from other people! I feel rejuvenated as a teacher, as well as better equipped to teach the things I'm learning.

Teacher Training requires a certain number of hours of observation. What a blessing it has been to be able to watch other teachers in action. I remember when I taught traditional method how much I wished that I could watch other teachers and steal their ideas, but I never felt comfortable in asking. And now I'm "required" to do it! :)

Thanks to great locals like Ramona Stirling, Jeanne Grover, Leslie Thackeray, Renee Dalgleish, and Stacy Smith, I am now armed with a plethora of practice charts, ideas, methods, etudes, and incentive programs to bombard my students with. Oh, I guess I still need to learn moderation. And how to determine which students need which tools.

Good thing there is plenty of time to keep learning!

Also, I can't wait to take Macy to Institute in June, where I will get to steal even MORE ideas from teachers all over the world- not just little old Utah. :)