Hello, My Name Is . . .


     Welcome to my blog! Over the course of the Fall 2018 semester, I will be posting about my journey as a pre-service teacher. Welcome, for those who already know who I am, and for those who do not, let me introduce myself! My name is Emily Kessel and I am studying Secondary Education Social Studies at the University of Maine at Farmington. I graduated from Camden Hills Regional High School in 2017 and enjoy spending my time in Mid-Coast Maine. Upon graduation from UMF, I am hoping to teach Middle School Social Studies in the State of Maine. 

     This semester, I will spend time in the local schools learning what teaching is like, where I will get to apply concepts in my methods courses to in-field experiences. I am really excited to go on this journey and will be posting frequently, so all of my followers can keep up with what I am doing. 

     We have learned so much during the first week and a half of classes. I am here tonight to post about some classroom norms that we created for our block yesterday. Feel free to check out what we came up with and how it applies to the classroom. 

Thanks for following my blog! 

Emily 


 

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  1. Christopher J. NesiSeptember 19, 2018 at 5:10 PM

    It's awesome to see you blogging and that you will be reflecting over the course of the semester! I hope this blog continues for many years as you enter this awesome profession! If I can ever be of any help to you please don't hesitate to reach out! (@mrnesi on Twitter).

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