Well, I spent the first day in my classroom just unloading boxes and setting things up. I know I have a great many items to complete and to that end I have made a list.
To be complete:
* create substitute folder.
* Write rules and place on wall.
* Purchase 9 binders
* Get chart box and sort history charts.
* Sort files and add new files.
There are a great many other items that need to be completed, but these are the first ones before I start with my new teacher orientation. My mentor teacher has been wonderful so far. He has shown me the scope and sequence. How the lesson plans are given to us. Then he has shown how he writes them for each week. He has told me in essence I can borrow anything and make copies. He has been wonderful.
I still am nervous, however, as I make the transition from being a former special education aide and college student to an 8th grade American History Teacher I find I am more excited about what the new year holds. What will my students be like? How will I find new ways for them to learn the material? Will my classroom management be enough? What ideas can I get from others?
I will continue to blog about these experiences here this year. I want to keep a record of how the year goes and how I change to help those around me who will come to teaching. Since yesterday I worked in my room. I am out today to locate a few items I will need. I have been warned that I will most likely not get any money for my classroom. So it is all on me. Since it is a low income district I have been told the supplies required of our students will be the basics. Most can barely afford to those.
So I will be like Henry Hudson, pictured above, who was an English Explorer of the 16th century and take these words to heart: "You cannot fly like an Eagle with the wings of a wren."
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