A Day in the Life of a Teacher at CCSF

This was the first school day in my teaching life that I didn't have an 8:10 class!  I made the most of the free time and even prepared an annotation exercise for the SLO's, which are written in language clearly not chosen to communicate clearly with the students.  I also finished their noun clause test asking them to state three things they found out about their partner, using three noun clauses. 

          I found out that Tony has worked at the Ritz Carlton for eleven years, that ..., and that...."

But I had trepidation about pulling out of the garage at a later hour--for fear that it would be more difficult.  It was about the same--difficult but not more.  Someone on 19th Avenue who had to slow down for the red light saw me begging from the driveway ("let me out!  Let me out!"  said the wee little woman) and stopped before blocking me.  I blew kissed to the drivers and to God.

I got student volunteers to use my iPhone to videotape each student in my two listening and speaking classes, and after I got home today, I went through the tedious process of forwarding each student to YouTube.  But since I'm "subbing" for the under-enrolled class, I don't have access to the students' e-mail addresses, so I can't send the link to them.  I have sent the link to the 10:10 class, though.

I got a whole lot of books from my office on the sixth floor out to the parking lot and into the trunk of my car so I can take them to the book sale for CLAD this coming Tuesday.

I returned to our Insight share-page after our coordinator said it was up again with access for us.  But it's only now that I was able to get a temporary password, zjL*J#U7Gb, which I assure you I changed!

This morning I contacted Ann Roemer, the author of College Oral Communication, which I like so much. I shared with her what's been going on with the ordering of her books, and she says she's going to look into it again.

I also heard from a teacher who has the disabled student I worked with (along with his counselor in DSPS and some of his former teachers) last semester.

I did a follow up, too, on a student I'd been concerned about in previous semesters.  

I had a brief and pleasant exchange with Nanette Asimov, who feels about the print newspaper the way I do.  (I had contacted her about some student success stories--specifically those of former students in the Culinary Arts Program).  

Tomorrow I'll get the new lesson plans online.  I hope to accomplish less this semester.  I was a better teacher before I had so much experience, and I am a better teacher when I accomplish less.