Today was a work day for me, getting through the lesson plans I’ve been working on and adding more to the folder I’m creating for the gallery.  Reminds me a lot of my time during my high school practicum, designing lesson plans around a theme or unit (in this case indigenous issues and content).  The difference now is that I actually have time to work on each lesson, and research it in depth, rather than blasting through it because I have 4 others to work on tonight.  It’s nice having the time to thoughtfully go through my lessons, revise them, and edit them over a few days rather than throwing it together the day or two before I teach it, then hope for the best.  And as much as I collaborated with my SA at the school, working here at the gallery allows me a lot more time to work with the staff to make sure the lessons are on point.

Also brought everything back up from storage to display on the main floor.  Had a lot of Tourism Challenge people coming in asking questions, and needing directions, and I was surprised at how much I knew and could answer for them from being here just two weeks.  Either I’m learning fast, or the information is just very easy to relate to and understand.  Probably more that I know stuff because I’ve been researching non-stop for two weeks.