The NT Curriculum Develpment Process

I have to admit that at the beginning of this project and semester I didn't really know what to expect from this project, or what I was going to get out of it as an educator. Even half way through and a little bit towards the end I didn't really get what was going on, but now that we are coming towards the end of the project things have gotten much clearer. I see where everything fits in and it gives me some insight to the process of developing curriculum. It also made me start to think about myself three years ago when I was just starting my career as a new teacher. Would the curriculum my group has developed been helpful to me as a new teacher just starting out.

My school runs a 3 day workshops for new teachers to prepare them for the upcoming year. The three days usually include workshops on using the computers and technological systems the school offers. There are tours of the school and time with supervisors to get to know one another. Different teachers give lectures on things you can expect to see as a new teacher, and for the most part you are sitting there watching other people explain many different things. I was actually exempt from from about half of this time because I was involved in a sport, so I didn't get to enjoy the whole process, but from what I did see I can definitely the NT program my group developed in class would be much more helpful as a new teacher. There are so many things that i didn't know about teaching and had to learn though experience. The most helpful part of my first year of teaching was collaborating with my peers about ideas and techniques. If the people I work with weren't so helpful my first year would have been much more difficult. This is why it's important to have a productive New Teacher program in many schools because there won't always be that support from other teachers and new teachers need to be prepared to take on the many aspects of the classroom. Any help a new teacher can get about their profession will only prepare them for their future tasks.