And The Roadbumps Begin....

So far my journey into teaching has been pretty easy, busy but not too many bumps. Until today. I haven't seen it and really in a way don't want to but while installing my projector for a smartboard the roof broke. From what I gathered the panel broke and it and the projector fell and shattered. They need to fix it so it can hold and also reclean my carpet so it will be clean and safe. I know it isn't the end of the world but it was so frustrating since this was going to be the week where I started really getting into my room and setting it up. So after driving up to Phoenix I am driving back home to Tucson for awhile and will just work on stuff there. I guess this eventually had to happen and it's better to get that first roadbump out of the way now then when I have kids in the room. I think this was such a blow because I haven't experienced something like this and I kind of panicked and had a rush of frustration all in one. But it'll all work out and I will still get stuff done even if I'm not in my classroom. But seriously make sure your things are installed correctly so you don't have any freak accidents!

Monday Dear Me

I'm linking up again with The Teaching Tribune. Today I wrote a letter to myself, like an advice to a new teacher from a new teacher. I'm thinking about printing out my letter and rereading it when I'm feeling overwhelmed and defeated throughout the year.

This is the day, instead of being 90 minutes away from my school I will now only be 25 minutes away. It's a little overwhelming to be moving but it also is exciting to do something more on my own. 

Besides that I have been working on planning out my first days. I will explicitly teach the rules and procedures but I also wanted to reinforce them through literature studies. I'm hoping that they will help to make the rules more "real" and give the students an opportunity to discuss and work with the rules. Since I start on a Monday it has been difficult for me to decide how many days I should use as my "first days" and when I should really get into the curriculum. I want to have time to start building a community but I also don't want to waste time and not get my curriculum done.

Monday Meet Me

Happy Monday! It's my last Monday in Tucson, I have so much to do in this last week!!

 

Today I'm linking up with The Teaching Tribune to meet some new bloggers

I'm Official!!

This morning I went and got my teaching certificate!! For a new teacher in AZ you get a provisional certificate so you have three years and you need to teach full time for at least two years. Once you have done your two years you get a conversion and get a certificate that lasts for six years. It is also much easier to move to another state and get reciprocity once you have gotten your conversion. So here it is...

This is that last step in my college path where I'm now able to go out and start my career. It's very exciting and a little scary. So far I have been working on labeling all my personal materials and books that I'm taking into my classroom. I have also started collecting resources for my first couple of weeks of school. I know those first few days will be absolutely crazy but I'm hoping to dial down the chaos by being well planned. I'm back in Tucson, but I took a lot of pictures and inventory of what I have in my room so I also have been thinking about the layout of my room. During student teaching you get so many amazing ideas but then you realize maybe you have too many ideas to fit into one room. I want a lot of different areas but I don't want it to be cramped. 

When I tell people I'm going into teaching a lot make a comment how it'll be nice to have summers off. Seriously, I have worked harder and been more stressed now then I ever was in school or with any of my other jobs where I actually "worked" during summer. I wish that more people could see the time and work that is put in over summer. You can't walk into a classroom the first day unless a teacher put some work in over summer.