Class as of 11/28/09

I can't believe it's already over!!!!

It's definitely going to be weird going to school on Monday. I'm having a hard time being away from my students and becoming a student again myself.
Our lessons this week went really well. I taught a lesson about the different styles of music and how the elements of music have an effect on our emotional states. We talked about why that is, and the students took notes and were assigned to complete a homework assignment that was similar to what we did in class.
On the last day, all of the students made each of us cards to let us know how appreciative they were for our efforts. The cards were very cute and some of them talked about their life in general after saying "Thanks." It was very cute. The teacher was kind enough to give us cards and gift bags. In the bags were cute notepads and $10 gift cards to Barnes and Noble. We couldn't believe it! She also brought donuts for us and the class to munch on. We were able to give the students a card we wrote for each of them and a bag of cookies and candy. We gave Mrs. Lindsey a card and plate of cookies as well.
Overall, it was a great learning experience for me because I was able to do a full-on lesson plan and experienced a lot of last minute adjustments, trial-and-error situations, and I learned a lot about myself and my expectations for students. This has definitely been a valuable experience for me and has helped me to improve my teaching greatly.