Summer teacher training

Now we get to the required teacher training. Today I spent the day at Sherman High School at a teacher academy. The good news is that we are being paid a $100 a day stipend for this training. Anytime I can get paid for training, its a good day :) Today we mostly covered the new TEKS coming soon, and the new STAAR test that will replace the infamous TAKS test. The afternoon covered some 5th grade activities which I plan to incorporate into my lesson plans even tho I now teach 6th grade. I will increase the "rigor" and expectations for my students to bring them to the next level of accomplishment. Overall the class has gone well, I will say that I will try to sit in a chair tomorrow.... the lab stool has killed my back..