Homebound: What is It that You Do?

As some of you may know, I have recently begun teaching homebound for a local school district. I do field a lot of questions about it though, so I thought I would spend my break explaining my new position.

Homebound teachers provide one on one instruction to students who are unable to attend traditional school for a variety of reasons. Some students have physical or mental conditions that require time at home for the entire year. Some kids just have to be out a few weeks and need to stay up to date on their classes (surgeries, etc).

It is my responsibility to coordinate the instruction with the high school teachers. My students are assigned k classes within the school, and that teacher sends the work to me. The student and I go through the work, I grade assignments as much as possible, and the teacher enters grades into their gradebook.

Here's an example of my day today:

8:55 arrive at scheduled meeting 9-12 with student one. Knock on door, no answer. Call mom, mom calls student, student doesn't answer. I lose 3 hrs of work. Leave to go to library to work on grad school. Schedule meeting at 10:15 with supervisor.

9:10-10:10 drive to library, work on grad school. Download English assignments for student 2.

10:10-11:00 drive to alternative Ed center, meet with supervisor. Pick up textbooks for student 2. Print off English work for student 2. Drive to high school. Get introduced to attendance officers and people on guidance.

11:00-12:00 drive to McDonalds to eat and catch up on email (and Facebook, Twitter, and now the blog). Also helped stranger retrieve a pic someone texted to his iPhone.

12:00-3:00 drive to student 2's house to work on new English and math assignments.

3:00-5:50 leave student 2 and drive to coaching job. Plan and run practice.

5:50-8:30 Leave coaching job, eat packed lunch for supper since I went McDonalds. Drive to local high school to do recruiting for coaching job.

8:30-? Drive home, do laundry, finish grad school unit and attempt to spend time with husband before bed.

And that's just a Tuesday.

Here Comes the Bride

I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate our good friends B & H!

They had an absolutely beautiful wedding at H's parents' home. The weather was perfect, and the ceremony overlooked a perfect view of the mountains.

We were both so very excited to be members of the bridal party (even if it meant D had to wear a tie AND his good shoes.)

We are also so very happy to share this newlywed period in our lives with an amazing couple.

When I get a moment, I'll add in some pics of the weekend, but I leave you with this wonderful shot of the top of H's dress, and the hanger her sister in law ordered for her.

Love y'all!

Brand New Life

In 2012, a lot has changed for D and I.

We got engaged.
I resigned my job because of his being in another state.
His job brought him back to the town we live in.
We bought a wonderful house.
We got married.
I found a part time coaching position at the local community college.

And now: I have started teaching homebound for the school district D graduated from. My first morning was today, and it went great!

I can't wait to see what the rest of 2012 has in store for us!

Currently: September

On one of the teaching blogs I follow, there is a post that blogger does every month called Currently.  She inserts this cute little picture that talks about what she's doing that very moment.

So here's my intention:
Create my own Currently post and post it the first week of every month.  So here goes!

Currently
Listening	To ESPN, baseball coverage now, but it was on because of Hokie Football
Loving	The Hokies win last night, first OT in Lane Stadium History!
Thinking	About how to run practice today.
Wanting	The sun to come out today, I’m tired of the clouds.
Needing	To finish off my grad school work for the first week.
Favorite Things	1.     My new rug 2.    The long weekend with my husband doing totally normal things. 3.    All the apple recipes I keep seeing everywhere!

By the way, if you are a teacher, you should totally follow this woman.  She teaches Middle School, so some of her ideas are great for high school, and some are adaptable for the elementary folks.  She also has links for resources for Math, Science, and Social Studies.  You can find her here.