First couple days in my newspaper 1 class

Today I was fortunate enough to teach my first lesson in my classroom. My teacher came down with a headache, and I showed up to a substitute  in her spot. My class size is about twelve people, so it was a pretty laid back day. I called roll, gave the directions for their assignment for the day (she gave computer work for the 50 minute time period) and then proceeded to the library to get password resets for five kids in my class. It felt good to run into my first problem and find a way to get it fixed, considering it was a problem last week and my CT wasn't sure how to get it fixed then. The class worked very well on their headline assignment, and with five minutes left I had them log off their computers. Last week, the class practised interview questions (the five W's and H) and got to know a little bit more about Mr. O'Daniel. I thought it would be a good idea to return the favor, and gain some more insight into the type of people there were in this classroom.I then went around the room and had each student tell me something about themselves that they thought was neat/cool/etc. I learned that many of my students enjoy sports (I like that) and one even loves Buffalo Wild Wings...just like me! When I first showed up to class, I was definitely nervous about having to already teach my first lesson. It went very smooth. I really like my school's schedule because it's the only high school in Wichita that is not on block schedule, so they meet with all classes (8 classes total). I believe this is a great aid in learning to not only pace in a block hour (90 minutes) but working with what you have in 50 minutes. Great start to the year!