You need help, and you are not sure where to turn. I have been there and back…several times.
The transition from industry to teaching shouldn’t be that hard. You may have experience saving lives, bringing new life into this world, or caring for sick and injured patients. In addition, you have experience completing countless hours of education, training, and paperwork. In your mind transitioning to teaching in the classroom should be straightforward.
Most of us had hands-on training in our job as healthcare professionals. Many of you had an experienced co-worker to show you the ropes, a Preceptor. Teaching is a different experience, especially in career and technology.
There are many times when you are the only teacher teaching that subject or program and may have 2, 3, or more different courses to prepare. I remember those days as a new teacher, and I want to help.
I am currently a health science teacher in a large suburban high school in Texas. I came to Texas for a job as an athletic trainer at the high school level. Fast forward 10 years, I married a football coach, had one son, and one on the way. there was no way I could keep up the schedule of an athletic trainer with two small children and a head football coach.
I knew I was going to teach at some point in my life. Like many of you, I have several advanced degrees. All three of my degrees are in education. I was 36 when I started teaching but had the advantage of being around high school student-athletes for years.
The transition to the classroom was —interesting. I started teaching Principles of Health Science and Clinical Rotations by myself. I had support from the administration and several core subject teachers, but it is not the same as having an experienced teacher in your subject area.
Through the years, I have made my share of mistakes or what I refer to as miscalculations. I love to incorporate activities, movement, and technology into my lessons. I have evaluated my classroom management techniques, course planning, and teaching resources for more than a decade of teaching Health Science.
I am passionate about helping new and experienced teachers to progress in their teaching skills and confidence in the classroom. I look forward to sharing my teaching miscalculations and my teaching wins. Let’s do this together.