TGIF! I need to put my feet up and take a breather! After my first three days teaching, I am exhausted. This week was full of learning how to get organized and work with my team. I have an excellent support system at my school, which I feel is the most important aspect for first year teachers. I love how well we all work together to solve problems.
If I have any advice to pass on to student teachers, it is to plan as many solid lessons as you can before you report to work. I ended up spending much of my summer planning for organization and classroom management, only to change my mind after going through the district training. Now, I am trying to catch up on lesson planning while learning all the procedures at my school. I can also tell you to plan on spending many hours off the clock to get ready for the school day.
Most of my students are still adjusting to their schedules and they are very tired. I'm being patient with them and getting to know them on a personal level though. Our entire school and district is very much in support of team building activities for the first week or two so it is important to find resources that are different from what other teachers are doing in the building.
I can't wait to see how the next couple of months go and will update soon but now it is time to rest..zzzzzzzz
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