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Hi friends,

I write this blog in a bit of a vacuum; I've met some prospective students who have told me they "appreciate" the blog, but that's about all the feedback I've gotten. But I want to make sure that this blog is actually valuable to you. So, if you please, take just one minute to fill out this poll. It'll help me make sure that my posts are actually relevant to you.

Please answer this if you care about this blog being, you know, useful.

Thanks!
Jesse

P.S. You can always email me if you have specific questions you'd like me to address - gojesse@gse.upenn.edu.

Term III - the rest of the recap

A few weeks ago, I described the Term III assignment, a few days ago, I finished it. In between was a LOT of writing, but the most interesting and valuable part was definitely getting to develop and teach a lesson for each of the core subject areas.

I gave a brief summary a couple weeks ago, and a more detailed description of my Science lesson a couple weeks before that, but I thought I would go ahead and do something in between, providing a short description of each of the lessons I taught to my third graders:

Finished with Term III!

Wooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Well that feels good.

For those of you new to the Term III assignment...it's kind of a big deal. And it means, aside from a few scattered things, that I'm done with the fall semester.

RSVP: GSE VIPs @ NYC & CHI(cago)

If you prefer words, see the announcement below for details:

(Short version: GSE deans and our new Admissions Director are travelling to New York and Chicago next week!)

We are planning to have Holiday Reception/Meet the Dean events in both Chicago and NYC.  It will be a great opportunity to meet leaders from GSE, find out more about our degrees and programs, network, and enjoy some delicious food. You can register/RSVP for these events by visiting our events page: 

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial/events#off_campus

Here are the details for each event: 

Chicago
Tuesday, December 10th, 6-8PM
Gleacher Center at the University of Chicago
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Room 420 (South Lounge)

New York City
Thursday, December 12th, 6-8PM
Grand Hyatt New York
Park Avenue at Grand Central
Uris Room

Back to work, for now...

Well, I got well-rested in Virginia, then proceeded to quickly fall back off the horse with long hours in DC (fun) and then some late nights back in Philly (less so). Still, I'm a bit recharged and ready to plow into the last days of the fall semester.*

Some notes on the fall's penultimate week (i.e., this one):

1. Today was my "Descriptive Review" meeting, where my Penn Mentor and my Classroom Mentor (who? I mentioned the distinction briefly back in September) sat down with me for a fairly comprehensive discussion of my teaching practice so far.