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There is no absolute shopping list of must haves. Making do with what you have is a virtue. If you can’t afford a 3D printer, don’t have a perfect space, or are a bit fearful of electricity, you can still create an experience that is comfortable, creative, and fun for your students. Don’t be afraid to tailor your space to your interests and experiences. And while there is no rule that says gluing is less creative than soldering, be willing to experiment with new tools and materials. Give yourself credit for what you already know. You may be surprised to discover that a 3D printer is actually simpler to use than most sewing machines.
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The secret to getting dressed quickly in the morning and feeling comfortable and confident all day is to have a closet that consists ONLY of things that make you feel like yourself.
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Hey, Teacher Tribe! I know many of you have already started back to school and others are starting soon! So I wanted to give you a few options to wear to school. So here are 9 pieces that you can wear
Happy Wednesday, friends! Below is my weekly recap of sales that I have found throughout the week. I try to share some of my favorite purchases that are currently on sale as well as some things I am wanting to click ‘add to cart’ on! At the bottom of this post, you will find my current list of disco
School appropriate and CUTE clothes don't have to be a mystery. There is an easy way to get a month of outfit ideas for teachers in just one quick click!
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The secret to getting dressed quickly in the morning and feeling comfortable and confident all day is to have a closet that consists ONLY of things that make you feel like yourself.
*please note: apparel brand may differ from picture*Teacher Sweatshirt, teach Sweatshirt HOW TO ORDER The order needs to be made individually Select the size , add to cart and then return to this page and order another one again please check the size chart in the photos section and choose the one that fit best. In case of doubt, choose a size up PRINT AND SHIRT QUALITY This is a DTG printed bodysuit which means it will not crack on peel off . Printed on high quality bodysuit/shirt in the USA. In some cases you might notice a vinegar-like smell or an off-white residue. Don't worry, that's not unusual - it's from a fixation agent applied during the printing process and it's not permanent.Fixation agent (sometimes known as pre-treatment) is used for all DTG prints across the industry. It helps the ink bond with the fabric, and without it, the ink would flake off the garment.The solution is simply to wash the garment! Neither the residue nor the smell is permanent and both should go away after one wash. FIT AND MATERIAL Please check photo for sizing chart This is a unisex swestshirt Crew Neck Sweatshirt Size: S, M, L, XL and 2XL Material: 50% Polyester; 50% cotton Printing Method: DTG Care: Machine Wash Cold CARE INSTRUCTIONS Do not iron directly on the print Machine wash inside out PROCESSING TIMES AND DELIVERY Please note that it will take 3-7 business days for me to process the order and another 3 to 5 business days to deliver it. Currently I do not offer rush delivery Due to the current situation there also could be delays in delivery, hence I would urge you to purchase well before hand to avoid rush later
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Seriously? Did I just say that out loud?
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Let's be real... teaching is tough, and the first few years in the classroom are particularly hard! There are a few things that I wish I would've learned my first few years teaching. These are pretty common things that veteran teachers/ mentors might tell beginning teachers in passing, but new teachers often aren't given concrete ways for implementing the tips. Trust me, I understand that it's incredibly hard to implement and live by these suggestions, but if I can encourage you to even partially internalize and act on them, then I'm happy! 1) Focus on relationships with students, families, and your colleagues. Relationships are so important. Putting the time in to build relationships and rapport with your students, their families and your colleagues will go along way. When you have strong relationships with these people, so many positive things will follow. Something to remember is that no matter how long a teacher has been in the classroom, they will make mistakes. Teachers are humans, not robots. Something I learned my first few years of teaching, is that when you have a relationship with someone, they will be much more understanding when you make mistakes. This goes for your students, their families and your colleagues. A few simple ways to focus on relationships include: With your students: Make time every day to have fun, laugh and play with your students (you can play a quick game, share a joke of the day, do song/ dance breaks, etc.) Learn about your students' interests and hobbies at recess and at home Ask about their families and friends Greet each student every single morning Do a question of the day to learn more about students With your students' families: Communicate with families regularly (about the positive and the tough things!). You can check out this post for 4 simple ways to communicate with parents. You can also quickly communicate with parents using Google forms™! Invite and encourage parents to come to school events (like parties/ special events) and after school events. Share pictures with families from school (via email, text, newsletters, or however your district allows/ suggests) With your colleagues: Schedule time with your classroom team or grade level team to do something fun outside of a work (go to dinner or a movie, go to happy hour, host a brunch, do something in nature, etc.) If you've found a colleague or two who you connect with, schedule a weekly or bi-weekly time for you to each lunch together! Note: Relationships with colleagues are important, but be mindful of who you share information with. You obviously need to keep student information confidential at all times. Make sure you take the time to learn who you can trust at work. 2) Focus on learning and growing your curriculum. If you get curriculum provided for your class, spend time really learning it! Observe other teachers implementing the curriculum, read about it online, watch YouTube videos of teachers using it, go to any trainings you can find. Spending time getting comfortable with the curriculum will really increase your confidence! It's also important to remember that you probably aren't bound to only using the provided curriculum if it isn't working for your students! If this is the case for you and you start making/ building your own materials and supplemental curriculum... then give yourself time! Don't expect to make and have materials laminated and velcroed for every content area your first few years. It takes years and years to build a bank of curriculum and resources, don't compare your resource bank to teachers who have been in the classroom much longer than you! 3) Focus on functional over cute when setting up your classroom. It's so easy to get caught up in wanting to create "Pinterest worthy classrooms." As hard as it is, resist it, especially if it's stressing you out or sucking up most of your time/ energy. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with creating color-coordinated and beautifully designed classrooms. If you enjoy decorating your classroom, that's fine! But make sure your room is functional before you make it cute! If your room isn't accessible and doesn't promote independence because "cute" before "functional," then your job will only be harder! A few good general guidelines to follow when setting up your classroom include: Organize your classroom in a way that students and staff can find necessary materials easily and put materials away Label materials with font that students can read and/or with pictures Keep walls and boards minimal to reduce distractions 4) Give yourself patience and grace. It's impossible to learn everything you need to learn to lead a classroom in 4 years of college. Give yourself patience and grace as you get into your groove in the classroom! I like to pick 1-2 areas to really focus on each school year. I obviously teach and work on other areas too, but putting the majority of my energy into 1-2 areas each year can help me master that area and again, build my confidence! I think it's great to do a few things really well instead of feeling like you're floundering in all areas. Areas I have focused on in past years include: Math groups/ instructions Literacy groups/ instruction Independent work Circle time/ morning meeting instruction Parent communication/ relationships Let me know what you want to see in the next new teacher series! You can comment here, DM me on social media or email me at [email protected]
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1. You can't do it all the first year. Seriously. You will find so many great ideas and be inspired by so many awesome teachers that you cannot possibly find the time to implement every great idea. That's why Pinterest was invented. Simmer down and pace yourself. Summer does not come nearly fast enough. 2. Veteran teachers are watching you. That's right, and they sometimes laugh and shake their heads at you and your big, cheesy enthusiasm. It's not like you think it is though. We were all new teachers once, and we remember feeling and acting like you are acting right now, crazy as you are. I clearly remember silently judging my master teachers because they didn't do this or that according to what I learned in my methods classes. However, you quickly learn that the classroom isn't a laboratory where you can control all the variables. Some of the best learning you will do as a new teacher is by trial and error. It's honest to goodness on the job training that never stops. You think I'm kidding, I know. I'm standing back here smiling and shaking my head as I think to myself "you'll see." You must understand though, I do it as a parent would watch their child. We can help you, and we can mentor you, and we can share our knowledge, but ultimately you have to figure out what works for you. We are watching you, but we want you to succeed and we want to help you. 3. You will never master teaching. When I say this, I don't mean to discourage you, just to warn you that although you will teach and touch many lives in your career, your students will also teach you and touch your life more than you can imagine. I've never really been an emotionally sappy person, but I have found myself on many occasions overcome with emotions so strong that I experience this strange mushy, tingly feeling all over my body. It's a wee bit creepy, but nice, in a warm, fuzzy, caterpillar kind of way. 4. Summer does not come nearly fast enough. At times you will feel like you're in a never ending tunnel in which they have turned off the light at the end of the tunnel due to budget cuts, and then the next thing you know you're on the front lawn of the school, waving to the buses as the students are carried away, and dancing and singing at the top of your lungs "School's Out for SUMMER!" You can't even begin to understand what a surreal experience it is to be caught up in the party and then you realize, "OMG, I survived my first year of teaching! When did that happen? How did I get here?!!!" There is no other feeling quite like that last day of school when you've earned your first year survival badge, and you have your whole summer stretched out in front of you. 5. There is no one ideal teaching style. You have to do what works with your personality and what feels right to you. I remember being incredibly worried when a professor told my education class that we should never use sarcasm in the classroom. For me, that was like telling me I had to grow gills because I was going to have to learn how to breath under water. 6. Education is Synonymous with Change. You will realize this at least by your fifth year, sooner if you are more alert than myself. Even before you realize this, you will find yourself leaving every faculty meeting and PLC meeting muttering "Really? One more thing I have to implement that I don't have time for?" 7. The Next Great Thing in Education is a Cyclical Process. Refer to number six above. Every year an amazing new idea will be presented in your PLC that is going to change everything. It will come with new buzz words and everybody will use them ad nauseam in educational conversations. Then next year it will be replaced by something else, and so on, and so forth, until you start seeing the same tired old ideas again, but with new buzz words attached to them. That being said, some of it is good, and you should strive to keep an open mind lest you become cynical and rigid. The bottom line is that there is a delicate balance between implementing new ideas and feeling overwhelmed. Give yourself permission to take a reasonable amount of time to implement new things. 8. Your work is never done. No matter how hard you work, you will never be completely caught up and there will always be things left undone. Accept it and prioritize. You will have to decide how much is good enough and then leave the rest for tomorrow. It's okay to push away from your desk at the end of the day and say "I've done enough," and go home. 9. You will be wrong and you will try stupid things. We tell our students over and over again that they have to make mistakes in order to learn. The same is true for us. Learn how to admit when you are wrong and your ideas don't work out. You will be surprised at how resilient your students are. 10. Eat lunch in the faculty lounge. You need to get out of your classroom and talk to adults. Talking and laughing with your colleagues is the best stress relief you will find in your school day. Take advantage of it. 11. Make time for yourself. I feel like a hypocrite even writing this, but I know deep down in my heart that it is necessary and so, so important. Try. I beg you. 12. You won't always like your students. It's true, but don't ever, ever let them see it. Fake it until you make it. Sometimes your most annoying students turn out to be the ones that you find a very special place in your heart for. Make an effort to get to know them, and find something that you like about them. 13. Your students won't always like you. Teaching is not a popularity contest. You are not their friend. Being a teacher is a lot like being a parent. You are there to teach them and to help mold them into well-rounded, compassionate, problem solving adults. 14. Teaching is the hardest job on the planet. You won't believe how hard you will work. Pace yourself and get plenty of sleep. You will need it to maintain quick reflexes. 15. Ask for help. You do not need to reinvent the wheel. Ask other teachers for lessons and materials. Most good teachers love to share. I have learned more from other teachers I've worked with than all of my college classes and the Internet combined. Veteran teachers especially are like gold. 16. At times you will have to breath polluted air rich with the stench of body odor. Suck it up, Princess, and stock up on the Scentsy. This is your life now. Trust me, as a teacher in a middle school I always have two Scentsys going at a time. They work. 17. You will laugh every day. Clean air isn't the most important thing. Laughter really is the best medicine, and your students will make you laugh until you wet yourself. I promise. 18. You will spend more money than you thought possible on school supplies. At times you will feel like you are hemorrhaging money. 19. Sometimes you have to say no. Your Administrators will ask you to head committees and do all sorts of things because they know they can depend on you. And you absolutely should do some of those things, but know your limits and don't take on too much. 20. Never pass up an opportunity to use the restroom. If you are walking by a restroom, whether you have to go or not, go in and try. It may be your last chance for the next six hours. 21. Choose your battles. You will experience all types of personalities in your teaching career and not every child, nor adult for that matter, can be dealt with in the same way. Some students absolutely cannot be pushed and you need to know when to step back and give them choices. Decide what is important and what is worth fighting for. 22. If it isn't documented it didn't happen. Document, document, document. You will have to prove which interventions you have used on students, what behavior you have witnessed, what was or wasn't turned in, etc., etc. Find a system that works for you and document everything. Ask other teachers in your school how they document and you will save yourself hours upon hours of time. Refer to number fifteen above. 23. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Sometimes it's a good thing and sometimes it isn't, but it is one of the most enjoyable parts of Parent-Teacher conferences. 24. Despite federal legislation, some students choose to be left behind. You can lead a child to knowledge, but you cannot make them think. 25. Helicopter parents are alive and well. Although they can be bothersome, at least they are involved and you have to give them credit for that. Depending on the demographics of the school where you teach, you may find that uninvolved parents are a much bigger problem. 26. You will not make enough money to live on. Marry well. A large number of teachers have second jobs. Frankly, I don't know how they do it. Referring back to number eight, I can't even finish this job, let alone keep another one on the side. I am fortunate to have married well. 27. Sometimes your students are smarter than you. They don't have to know that though. Fake it until you make it. What works for me are exclamations such as: "Tell me more about that!" "What were you thinking when you got that answer?" "Explain your thought process" or a simple, but genuine "Amazing!" can work wonders. Also, make sure you pay attention and take notes. Don't let anyone see though. Rely on Siri. 28. You will not be able to teach everything your students need to know before they take their standardized tests. Do not panic, stress out, or freak out. Your students will smell your fear and react accordingly. Teach them what you can in a calm, organized manner and let the rest go. Stress doesn't help anyone perform better on tests. 28. Sometimes you just have to smile, walk into your classroom, close the door, and teach what you know you should be teaching. No one has to know you just deep sixed that PLC binder you just received in the faculty meeting. Although in reality you probably shouldn't do that. I mean you will want to do that, but more than likely you will need to access it at some point, so cover your butt and hang onto it. Once you give yourself an attitude adjustment, you can come back to it.
Are you a teacher who wants to look stylish but also needs to be comfortable while you teach? I received several requests for a teacher capsule wardrobe! Based on the feedback I received from everyone who are teachers, you’re ideal outfit would include: Clothes that are easy to move around in (especially if you’re an...
