I am really looking forward to journeying through this class
with some familiar faces and some faces new to me! My name is Rosalind Forber, and I teach math
and science in an inclusion fifth grade classroom community in Holliston,
MA. I came into teaching later in life,
worked for several years as a paraprofessional, and became a classroom teacher
in 2006. My experiences as a parent,
especially a parent who sat through quite a few IEP and 504 meetings, have been
very helpful in my professional practice and in my relationships with families
of my students. Now, at an age when many teachers are retired or almost so, I
am in my ninth year of teaching in my own classroom, and plan to be around for
a while.
My husband and I have four grown children who do amazing
things to change the world.
My first is running an NGO in India, and just got married
last August.
It seems that time is scarce these days, but when I can
steal a few minutes, I knit and paint
with water colors. I find these activities
to be very stress relieving and they provide me with little moments of respite,
little mini vacations, when the world gets too rushed and pressures mount. I'm
still working on the idea of a life in balance.
I am loving the connections between educators that develop
in these online courses and in the wider community. Here is a classroom set up
idea I got from Facebook and Pinterest. We do so much group work, and now the
supplies are always there in those white bins and tubs. I highly recommend the
set up.
It is great to work with you again for this class, EC 6106, Rosalind. Thanks for posting the pictures. They were fun to see and get to know you more. I look forward to working with you. -Val Darting
ReplyDeleteRosalind, I love your pictures. Thanks for sharing the wedding pictures, I remember you mention it last year. It is nice to be working with you again.
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ReplyDeleteI'm always excited to see your name on the roster. What a beautiful picture of your son's wedding! It's ironic that the clan that I started with (5007), are the friends that I'm finishing with! I wouldn't have it any other way...xo
Hello Rosalind, great to see you again. Thank you for share your family with us. What is an NGO in India that your son does? I too use bins and tubs to support my different classroom subjects and it does decrease the labor intensity of lesson building.
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