A Day in the Life of a Teacher at Highlands Community Charter School
Jamie, a teacher at State of California and Highlands Community Charter School, has a hybrid schedule, spending two days a week on-site preparing lessons and meeting with students, and two days teaching adults on Zoom with meetings interspersed. The remaining days are dedicated to administrative work, meetings with students or the principal, and in-service training, with Jamie noting that "some days go longer than others," but that they "enjoy all of it."
Lesson Planning, Student Interaction, Administrative Work, Meetings, Online Teaching
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Jamie Carroll
Teacher
State of California and Highlands Community Charter School
UCR and CSUS
CSUS, MA: English TESOL
Spanish & Other Languages, Psychology
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Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Hybrid schedule: Jamie works on-site two days a week for lesson planning, grading, and meeting with students, and teaches on Zoom for another two days.
2. Teaching schedule: On teaching days, Jamie teaches for two hours, takes a one-hour break, and then teaches for another two hours, followed by meetings. Jamie teaches adults.
3. Administrative work: On non-teaching days, Jamie focuses on administrative tasks, meetings with students or the principal, and in-service training.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a teacher look like?
I'm probably slightly different from your average teacher because I have a hybrid schedule. Two days a week, I'm on site, meeting with students or preparing lesson plans and grading homework.
Then, two days a week, I teach on Zoom. On my teaching days, I'm up by nine o'clock. I teach adults for two hours, get a quick hour break, and then teach for another two hours. After that, I have some meetings.
That's my typical day on the two days I'm teaching. The other days are for administrative work, more meetings, either with students or the principal, or in-service training. So, those are my days. Some days go longer than others, but I enjoy all of it, so it's okay.
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