SPRING Task Updates: Week 1

VISIONS Week 1 (Jan 13 - Jan 19)

Directors’ meeting 1/10 (1 hr 30 min)

Hospitality welcome meeting 1/13 (30 min)

Directors’ meeting 1/14 (1 hr)

Mapping the semester…lists on lists on lists (1 hr)

Syllabus, calendar updates, lesson plans, other prep for 1st class (1 hr)

VISIONS class 1/15 (5 hr)

Dev/Hosp meeting (30 min)

Grading abstracts 1-16 (2 hr 30 min)

Directors’ meeting 1/17 (1 hr 30 min)

So I mainly spent this week getting my head back in the game, making to do lists, and trying to anticipate what questions my new team might have.  I think the  we need to do a better job of keeping up with things over break … we all probably slacked a little.  I know it’s break, but it would make these first few weeks a lot easier if we started ahead of schedule rather than behind.

I think the first day of class went very well.  I can’t believe how packed the room is!  It’s crazy.  We are lucky to have such a large staff.  I couldn’t help but remember how I felt when I first came on board … AKA completely lost.  Which is how much of the new staff is probably feeling.  I remember going to Directors’ meetings and being like “What the hell is everybody talking about?”  But I also remember that by listening and asking questions where I needed to, reading the manual, etc. I was able to pick up everything pretty quickly.  And I’m sure that our new people will catch on just as fast.  But I have to try to remember to explain things a little more thoroughly.  I want my team (and everyone else) to be completely comfortable asking me about anything going on that they don’t totally understand.  

It’s also great to have a little more pep and energy during class time, even though we met for about five hours this week.  I want to keep up the good vibes, d00d.

(This was posted 1/21 but was accidentally deleted)