Well, I got through the week. It turned out my son’s dentist appointment is actually next Wednesday, and I accidentally turned off the recording of the professional development presentation I was most definitely supposed to record and upload, but for the most part it went okay.
I am so, so, so, so happy to have those two presentations behind me. I’m glad I did them, and I’m even more glad that they are over. They challenged me and got my out of my comfort zone, and also helped me get to know other educators in my district (I know almost no one at the elementary level). And of course, I will get $$$ for them (we’re even getting paid for our prep time, which frankly is shocking). They also stressed me out and made me really nervous and possibly caused some painful neck issues that I’m currently managing.
But I worked out early this morning so I could shower before my presentation (and so I would have the second part of my “no kid” window to use as I saw fit) and now I have another precious hour before I pick up my son.
I’ve talked to my principal about next year and while I still don’t know enough to do anything useful, I can start rolling ideas around in my head. We officially start next staff days Thursday, and I will get paid for up to 12 hours of PD that I do myself before then (I am very impressed with this offering and am pleasantly surprised that they tapped staff to do the extra training they are offering themselves. I’m also impressed they are letting me do the stuff I was already doing so I’ll get paid for Spanish-specific professional development! Woot!) I’m eager to get to next Thursday so we can start having real conversations about how things are going to look moving forward.
I’m very relieved that it’s Friday and am very much looking forward to having a drink tonight.
Happy weekend everyone!
All sounds very encouraging!
HURRAH!!!! You made it to the weekend. Hope you get some breathing space, and have laughter and fun this weekend.