MTBoS Blogging Initiative: A Day in the Life

I have decided to participate in the MTBoS (Math Twitter Blogosphere) 2016 Blogging Initiative. The first prompt is to describe A Day in the Life of a Teacher.

However, this prompt first made me think of the Beatles song, A Day in the Life, which has nothing to do with the prompt. Nonetheless, here is the link to the song.

I am going to do Monday and Tuesday of this week, since I had different events both days.

Monday:

6:55: Wake up
7:40: Arrive at school. During this time, I prepare for the day and make sure everything is neat and organized.
8:30: 1st Block Geometry. We finished the lesson on midpoint and distance formula, and then I had students begin a distance and midpoint formula task.
10:00: Announcements
10:05: 1st Block dismisses. I might just have enough time to go to the bathroom.
10:10: 2nd Block Algebra II. We started working on solving quadratic equations by factoring. By the end of class, several students caught on, but I was not confident enough to move on to new content.
11:40: End of 2nd Block
11:45: 3rd Block Accelerated Algebra II. We finished up solving quadratic equations by factoring. By the end of the class, I felt confident that the class had mastered the standards. We will be moving on to competing the square tomorrow.
12:30: Lunchtime!! I am very fortunate that Tennessee has mandated duty free lunch for teachers, whereas many states still do not have this privilege and right. I go to the teachers lounge where I teat lunch with my "Lunch Bunch" as we call ourselves.
1:00: Back to class. Where did the time from lunch go?!
1:45: 3rd Block Ends
1:45: Breaktime. I usually spend break visiting with teachers and students. I had to cover duty for one of my friends for a few minutes. Then I went and chatted with students for a few minutes.
2:00: 4th Block is my planning time. I recorded some grades in the grade book, I made copies of a foldable for my Algebra II class, created a review for my geometry class for their quiz, and created a spiral review worksheet for my classes to reinforce skills. At 3:15, I had to cover for another teacher's class so she could go to an appointment.
3:30: Schol is dismissed, and I went back to my room for tutoring. I had one student stay, and we worked on several problems over a couple of objectives.
4:40: Leave school and head home. Thankfully I live just a few minutes from school.
4:50: Arrive home. I started working on an evaluation lesson plan for my evaluation next week. Then I finished my spiral review sheets.
5:30: Stop working to make dinner. My friend Phyllis from Mississippi called me, and we chatted a few minutes (as I am cooking dinner).
6:00: Eat dinner while watching an episode of Parks and Recreation
6:20: Do dishes and other house chores
7:00: Finish chores and make a phone call to my mom then read on Twitter
7:30: Go to a friend's house and hang out
9:30: Return home and chat with my girlfriend
10:00: Work on blog
10:30: Settle down and watch and episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
11:00: Bedtime


Tuesday

6:55: Wake up
7:40: Arrive at school.
8:00 Math Department Meeting
8:30: 1st Block Geometry. We reviewed, gave a quiz, and then students finished a task.
10:00: Announcements
10:05: 1st Block dismisses.
10:10: 2nd Block Algebra II. We worked on solving quadratics by factoring again. I was much more pleased at the end of class about how much students were understanding this.
11:40: End of 2nd Block
11:45: 3rd Block Accelerated Algebra II. We started the say doing a Complete the Square guided discovery activity before lunch.
12:30: Lunchtime!! We had a discussion with about 8-9 teachers, which usually doesn't happen. It was good.
1:00: Back to class. We finished completing the square guided discovery activity, and I went through the whole process. They caught on pretty quickly!!!
1:45: 3rd Block Ends
1:45: Breaktime! I went and talked to one of the substitute teachers who is a friend of mine.
2:00: 4th Block is my planning time. I told one of my coworkers that she could bring her class (of 12 kids) to my room so she could go to an appointment. They worked while I gave feedback on geometry quizzes.
3:30: Schol is dismissed, and I went back to my room and chatted with the other math teachers.
4:00: Leave school and head home. Thankfully I live just a few minutes from school.
4:15: Arrive at home and finish evaluation lesson plan.
5:00: Worked on blog and chatted with my mom.
5:30: Cook and eat dinner
6:30: House chores
7:00: Play on Twitter and read
7:30: Go to basketball game at school. I attended the last quarter of the girls' game and the entirety of the boys' game. We won!! Go Bulldogs! I then stayed and chatted with a couple of people until after 10:00.
10:10. Arrive home and watch some TV before bed.
11:00: Bedtime