Summer is Coming to an End

Only a few more weeks until the new semester starts, I'm looking forward to it but I am also very nervous. This will be my first teaching position on top of having my own classes to do. I'm going to be very busy. I have a 14 hour semester, teaching two hours a week plus 8 hours of prep and grading, I will be a grader for an elementary teacher math course, I have my observation class in a high school in Rantoul, and I will still be working at my local tutoring center. I think I can do it.

I'm packing up all of my things right now in preparation for my move back to campus. It's crazy how much stuff you accumulate over a few years of living by yourself. And also working at Bed Bath & Beyond, definitely accumulate a lot of things when you work there.

My goals for this semester as a student:

• Be more organized about studying for exams
• Use neater handwriting
• Don't procrastinate on assignments

My goals for this semester as a teacher:

• Know my material
• Grade assignments on schedule (did this very well last semester!)
• Engage mathematical discussion
• Use problem-based learning
• Integrate the use of calculators into demos for class
• Integrate the use of blogs in my calculus classroom

Any suggestions for classroom management? Or ways to use a blog in class?