YOUTH MINISTRY — BLOG — Jessica Hatmaker

Halfway to Halfway: 5 Takeaways [Youth Ministry & Getting My Middle School Education Degree]

It’s October 21?!? I just finished my first rotation of interning for this semester in an ELA (English Language Arts) classroom with 8th grade students. That means I am halfway to halfway through senior year! Today, I started in a Social Studies classroom with 7th grade students. Basically, it’s like I got another first day of school!

EDUCATION, MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOUTH MINISTRYJessica HatmakerOctober 22, 2019

Happy New (School) Year [Youth Ministry & Getting My Middle School Education Degree]

It’s August, and here in Maryland that means teachers and students are on their final few weeks of summer vacation before heading back to school. There’s just something about this time of the year that I LOVE. It’s a fresh start. For students and teachers, everything feels new. A new routine, a new schedule, new people, new classes, new teachers, and yes, new school supplies. I already ordered my new Paper Mate Flair pens on Amazon (if you know, you know).

MIDDLE SCHOOL, EDUCATION, YOUTH MINISTRYJessica HatmakerAugust 24, 2019

The Home Stretch [Youth Ministry & Getting My Middle School Education Degree]

It’s almost May—which means I am nearing the end of the semester and about to enter my final year of college in August (CUE ALL THE PRAISE HANDS. AND ALL THE CONFETTI!)

I am currently studying Middle School Education with a concentration in English/Language Arts and Social Studies. In my program, I spent time this past semester in several middle school classrooms, teaching sample lessons, and observing teachers. In the Fall, I’ll be in one classroom two times a week, having the opportunity to teach. The following semester will be my last semester, where I’ll be full-time student teaching in the same classroom I will have spent Fall semester.

JESSICA HATMAKER

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