Calling all educators! Dive into a treasure trove of hilarious teacher memes that perfectly encapsulate the ups and downs of teaching life.
Calling all educators! Dive into a treasure trove of hilarious teacher memes that perfectly encapsulate the ups and downs of teaching life.
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The end of a long and blissful summer for the whole population of school kids and their teachers must only mean one thing, back to school you go! Though kids might cry about the end of carefree summer days, it's so much harder for the teachers. Imagine dealing with a horde of wild and unruly kids times 30, listening to their parents' complaints, dealing with all the paperwork, and getting ready for lessons for most of the year for a salary that's not so amazing. We bet that even the best teachers can lose their heads sometimes.
Calling all educators! Dive into a treasure trove of hilarious teacher memes that perfectly encapsulate the ups and downs of teaching life.
If your district is anything like mine, you are being asked to do more with less. Since the recession, funding has been slashed. Teacher jobs have been cut, and class sizes have been increased. Ten years ago, there were 20 - 25 students in a typical classroom in my district. Now, there are 28 - 35. To many people who are not in the field of education, that doesn't sound like that much of a difference. We teachers know, though- it's incredibly difficult. It's inevitable, isn't it? As soon as you get the classroom routines going and you have a good rhythm happening, you get the phone call. You know the one I am talking about... a new student has arrived! You look at your classroom and see this... I've been in this situation more than once... and it isn't pretty. I happen to be in the most over crowded school in the city, and in the most overcrowded grade. We have one less teacher than the other grades do, although our student population counts stay the same. Aren't we lucky? I've worked hard at identifying the ways in which I was successful (and not so successful) over the past few years, and used that information to help me plan for the future. So, here are my tips: Time Management When you have 30+ students in front of you, time management is key. You are only one person with (likely) only one planning period, but you are expected to do a whole lot. Grading alone can eat up a huge chunk of time! If you spend even 5 minutes grading each paper- which is easy to do- you are looking at about 150 minutes of grading for one assignment. That is two and a half hours.... which is almost all of my planning time for the week. There literally just are not enough hours in the day... and I mean literally by the OLD dictionary definition, not the new "figurative" meaning! Points to focus on with time management: grade student papers in a conference with the student. They get immediate feedback, and you get to spend the time you need focusing on their work. correct homework as a class, then collect it to give credit and do "spot checks." accept that sometimes you have to just give a check/check plus/check minus and not traditional letter grade for less important work prioritize the grading that you cannot complete these ways. Do the most important things first, and accept the fact that you will not always get caught up. give students jobs! Not just some of the kids... ALL of them. I have as many jobs as there are kids in my class. Everyone does something. Kids sharpen pencils, fill the paper supply trays, and even reset the behavior chart. I give them some of our classroom currency as a "paycheck" each week, and they can save up to trade it in for prizes at the end of each term. Every day, set up 3 priorities that you have to complete outside of instruction. If you accomplish those three things, then consider the day successful. Do these before ANYTHING else! Peer Learning & Collaboration I am a big believer in allowing kids to learn from each other. Sometimes, hearing something explained by a peer can be the "magic ingredient" to get kids to understand something- for both kids! The student that is explaining the concept deepens their understanding by teaching someone else, and the student that is listening has an opportunity to hear the concept again. I like to have students work together a few different ways. Peer tutors that are "experts" on subjects help other students while I work in small groups during guided reading and guided math. For some activities, I pair students of differing abilities so they can learn from each other. Assign reading activities in guided reading groups, so they can discuss and collaborate before coming back to me to debrief. Routines & Optimizing Space Making all of this work depends routines, clear expectations, and space optimization. I start engraining routines into my students on day one. Much of what I practice I learned in Fred Jones' Tools for Teaching. If you haven't read this book, I seriously highly recommend it. This book is what saved me my first year teaching, and I have revisited it before going back to school every year since. What works for me: Have a routine for everything. Throwing out garbage, turning in assignments, sharpening your pencil, using the bathroom. Clear routines that are always followed help to keep a class going without interruption. Teach students how you like things done. This one seems simple- but if you focus on it, you will save yourself some serious time! I spend a few periods early in the year showing students how I like them to correct their work. What marks to use, what to write (or not write), and what writing utensil to use. After doing this a few times, they have a clear idea of what is expected and I can collect the corrected papers to record in my gradebook. I "spot check" them once a week or so, and the students rarely cheat with this because they know I look at them. Setup space so it can be used for more than one activity. My guided reading conference area is also my guided math conference area, and doubles as a place for me to grade papers after school. My math centers are next to my reading centers so students can use one space for both. Use every inch of space! Hang pocket folders on walls with extra work, get stacking trays for paper, and put sterilite plastic drawers under tables for extra storage. Let the Little Stuff Go No matter what, you will never be able to do it all as a teacher- and especially not with an overcrowded classroom. Learn to let the little stuff go! Prioritize what is important to you in your classroom, and learn to let other things go. This is a huge struggle for me- and I'm sure so many other teachers! We are perfectionists by nature, it seems. So, that's what works in my upper elementary/middle school setting. Some of these would work in other grade ranges, and some could be adapted to work. Good luck out there, fellow teachers with overcrowded rooms. I understand the struggle!
Calling all educators! Dive into a treasure trove of hilarious teacher memes that perfectly encapsulate the ups and downs of teaching life.
The end of a long and blissful summer for the whole population of school kids and their teachers must only mean one thing, back to school you go! Though kids might cry about the end of carefree summer days, it's so much harder for the teachers. Imagine dealing with a horde of wild and unruly kids times 30, listening to their parents' complaints, dealing with all the paperwork, and getting ready for lessons for most of the year for a salary that's not so amazing. We bet that even the best teachers can lose their heads sometimes.
I left school in May with my classroom set-up for the start of the new school year. All of my bulletin boards were done. I even had switched all of my calendars to August. I was in need of a stress free beginning. Well.... somewhere around the middle of July I got the bright idea to create a fixer upper inspired classroom. I actually think it all stemmed from my classroom library. I was in need of new containers and new organization. I began online shopping Amazon, Michaels, Walmart, Joann Fabrics, etc. I needed a container that was neutral, but sturdy, I saw a post by Amy Lemons about using wire baskets for her classroom library and I was SOLD. The problem was I couldn't find affordable and sturdy. One day when I was KID FREE, I went to a few of the places mentioned above. I finally made my way to Joann Fabrics. There I found some great wire basket options, but even at 60% off they were a bit pricey for my taste. I literally left the store, but as I was walking out I noticed as Teacher Appreciation Sale of an additional 25% off and it ended that day. I walked my butt right back in, grabbed a flyer, and the nearest employee to confirm I could get the deal on top of a sale. She confirmed that I was! Seriously 60% & 25% off?! I had to get the baskets. I also grab some HUGE letters to spell READ for the same deal. I still spent $200, but I feel like I now have some long lasting containers that will stand up against little first grade fingers. Does anyone else take pictures of things you want to buy and text them to your hubby? I sent him 3 different versions of the READ letters and the last one he sends a message back, "too serial killer". Oy! You can see the baskets I purchased behind the D. Both the letters and baskets are "Hudson" brand. The closest thing I can find online to the baskets are at Target. The large is $19.99 and small is $14.99. After I found the letters and baskets I knew I couldn't stop there. My classroom wouldn't look cohesive right? I began shopping rugs. My old ones were only 3 years old, but took a lot of wear and tear from 1st graders over the years. I brought them home every summer for a good cleaning, but it was apparent to me that I would need to find something new this year. Since I was going for the Fixer Upper inspired thing I thought I should try to bring the outdoors in. The best way I could think to do that was with green shag carpets to look like grass. I found the perfect rugs at IKEA. So of course, I coerced my hubby to pack up the 3 kids and drive me there. It is about an hour and half away. The rugs are normally $39.99, but were on sale for $29.99 with the IKEA reward card. While we were there I also picked up some white cardboard book boxes (4 pack for .99) and a black work lamp ($32.99). As I was bringing all of this decor in I realized my bulletin boards could not stay as they were. I began shopping TPT and found this ADORABLE Farmhouse Classroom Decor pack by Tiffany Gannon. My favorite pieces of the pack are the calendar area, number posters (WITH touch points), and number line. I highly suggest checking this out. My alphabet line was currently bright pinks, oranges, greens, yellows, and blues. It did NOT go with my theme at all. I knew I wanted a throw back look. I found this perfect alphabet at United Arts and Education for $10.99. I finally rounded out the whole look for some pieces made by me. I added a clip chart, birthday display, student work display numbers, schedule cards, and a few other touches that you can find in my Shiplap Classroom Decor pack. Are you ready to see the final look? These pictures were taken before I added my final touches. I will be updating pictures soon. The start of the school year was Monday and well..... enough said right? This is how I felt on Friday afternoon. Here it is... This post contains affiliate links, but all reviews are my own honest thoughts on products and were not prompted from the companies.
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