This semester has been very challenging. We had our PACT (Performance Assessment for California Teachers) due today. This consisted of writing and delivering 3 math lessons, video tape the lessons, writing approximately 40 pages of commentaries, and uploading several PDFs to support our work. It has been a grueling 2 months. Everything was put on hold, and put on the back burner. Since we are the first TEI cohort to have to complete this, there was a huge learning curve. The final cut video that we had to upload had to be no greater than 100MB, we didn't discover that until we were well into the project. We had to learn to create PDFs (yes, I'm one of those who didn't know how to do that). We had to write pages of reflections on what went well, and what didn't without being too self-deprecating. In the end, I got it done. The TEI program coordinator, Kathy, was a huge support, and so were my many classmates. Now onto the rest of what is due this semester. Right now, I am on spring break with a week off. Then I solo teach for two weeks! Yikes!
Image from: PACT