This week I am in training to be able to teach teachers how to use a reading series called Reading Street by Pearson Publishing. I am at the Scott Forseman headquarters near Chicago, Illinois. It feels wonderful to be in this environment. I got my masters in education in 1989 and since then I haven't really taken any education courses. I have taught many of them and am very confident when I teach. This is a humbling experience. I feel completely lost in many of the things we do, but I love that feeling.
I know when I leave this training I will know more than I knew when I came here. I will be able to provide better training to teachers about the reading series. I will feel confident when I talk about this series to schools. The other students here have been working in the elementary education field for over 30 years. Some are recent retirees that have been teaching for over 25 years. Some taught for over 15 years and have worked for Pearson for over 20 years. They all have more experience than I do.
During class we have to give group presentations. I feel like the new kid on the block. I think about the hundreds of times I have my students make presentations in front of their classmates and realize how frightened they must feel. The teachers and the rest of the students are wonderful. They help me throughout this training. Tomorrow I need to step up and be the leader in one of the presentations. No one here is experienced in what we are learning, so I am an equal in what we are learning.
The class also brings back college memories. I was an elementary education major and most of my classes had mostly the same major. 80% of my classmates were female and then there were usually 2 males. This class has 31 students, 2 men. I love this class!!
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