First week down...

The first week is under our belt! Oh okay, so the first week consisted of only two actual teaching days... but we all appeared to be fairly shattered by the end of it!

It was fascinating to explore the acoustics of the new space, which the "holes in the wall's" created. We adapted our teaching methods to utilise the 'space around the corner' to limit the sound travelling the length of the building. We are constantly aware of the wider repercussions. It's not just that we are now team teaching... due to the openings in the wall, we are conscious of how what we are doing might impact on the other teaching spaces in the building.

We set ourselves some targets of what we hoped to get through in the first two days... we got through half of them! We introduced our kids to their google accounts and passwords, which a number had problems with! Some of our kids used them last year, whether it was with my pilot class or the younger pilot class coming through. For some of the kids it was their first time! One student had inadvertently be given a teacher aides login detail (same initial and surname!) - Minor glitches that we worked through! Let's just say that the page with the "reset password" button was kept on my screen... and used quite a few times!

Overall, the kids are responding fantastically to the change in environment and collaborative approach to teaching!
Next week, my partner in crime and I are getting GAFE training, which is super exciting!
My goals for the week are:

• to get the Passports sorted for the syndicate.
• Set up the template for individual student blogs.
• Undertake the EAsstle test in reading and mathematics.

Carpe dium