Oh
my goodness, it appears I am already falling off the blogging wagon! I am savoring the last few moments of a
splendid spring break with a cup of chamomile tea and scouring TpT for some
good Morning Work. I head back to school
tomorrow after a blissful two weeks off.
It would probably make sense to formally introduce myself before I dive
head first into my day-to-day school life tomorrow. Here goes…
My
name is Elizabeth Vericker, I am First Grade teacher in the New York
metropolitan area. Teaching has been my
passion for the past six years. I began
my career as a special education aide in an inclusion Kindergarten classroom;
and then I spent a year in a Direct Instruction mixed grade level room for
children on the Autism spectrum. From
there, I moved to an all-boys school where I taught First and Second Grades as
an Assistant Teacher. Many people may
react with, “YIKES! ALL BOYS?” but I loved it and both my all-boys and special
education experiences have proven to be invaluable. I call upon those “tricks of the trade” I
picked up during those four years every.single.day in my current
classroom. For the past two years I have
been a First Grade Head Teacher at a co-ed school in NYC. It has been a wonderfully exciting experience
to have my own classroom. I am fortunate
enough to be at a school where teachers are “pioneers of their own curriculum”
meaning we create every single thing we teach ourselves. It is both incredibly
liberating and invigorating, yet also terrifying and a ton of work! Another bonus- no Common Core or teaching
standards to adhere to. Phew!
Okay,
I am starting to sound too much like a resume here. Time to get personal… I married my husband
this past July 20th. We met
New Years Eve of our senior year in college and finally tied the knot after
five years of dating. When we met his AIM
screen name (remember those?!) was
TheKMan03 so that is what I will affectionately refer to him as from here on
out. I am the eldest of four children,
one brother (25) and two sisters (22 and 13).
My youngest sister is adopted from China, which makes my family unique
and I love it! I also have a
Westhighland White Terrier named Lucy who was a Christmas present way back in 7th
grade (1998!). Well, you have probably
had just about enough of me for one night so I am saying, “sweet dreams”. And good luck to all of you out there who are
heading back to reality tomorrow !
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