Is it really October?

Where has time gone... In May I said I was going to use my blog to tell of my study abroad experience in England this summer as well as my Student Teaching this year, well that did not go as well as planned.  I got to England and was having a grand time, and when I went to blog about what I was learning, I realized my internet was not so great.  So, instead I journaled.  I learned a lot on the trip, including how to incorporate drama into literacy as well as make it more hands on.  There was a lot of fascinating pieces that I would never have though of and that I can not wait to use.  If you have any questions feel free to ask.  Do you use drama in your classroom? Then I came back and started student teaching in August in a third grade classroom.  I loved it! I learned a lot about reading and writing workshop as well as words their way.  Today we heard from the Literacy Coach about Writing workshop, more in depth about writing workshop in the district, and I feel that it is amazing for students to work individually on what they want to talk about.  It is more individualized for each student. I can not wait for the rest of the year in my 8th grade and kindergarten phases, and then my final semester of student teaching in 3rd grade.