  I finally found out the name of my mentor teacher for spring. I have corresponded with her through email, and she is as excited as I am (which makes me very happy).
I found out that Ill be teaching Pre-AP classes and that the spring will mean covering topics of evolution, classification, and plants. (I guess this means I missed dissection :(, but perhaps that is a good thing--I can only imagine trying to manage an animal dissection as one of my first teaching experiences). She also informed me that the first week I am there students will be taking finals and then the students have Friday off for Teacher Record Day---this will give us a lot of time for planning together and such. As I have already learned collaborative planning can take a while--so this time will be well used. Oh--I am so giddy right now. 
