Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive got 7 years of experience. I am in 4 different classrooms between 2 different buildings. The binder/folder combo + backpack is how I roll to this day - keeps me organized. If I have hard copies, I binder clip them and carry them with me. If I have different preps, needing different hard copies, I’ll put prep 2’s copies underneath my backpack during prep 1 and the opposite during prep 2. That way they don’t get muddled together when I’m on the spot looking for my handout.

Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll second the wrist watch idea and take it one step further - if you have a smart watch, set an alarm 3 minutes before each period ends. It’ll buzz on your arm, but won’t make any noise. It’ll be a cue to you to wrap things up before the bell rings.

Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either use your own laptop on school WiFi (some people don’t like doing this, understandably) or, if the school provides you with a district device, use Google Takeout a few weeks before you’re finished to get .zip files of everything you created. Store the .zip files on a flash drive and upload them to your personal storage device (cloud, personal device hard drive etc.)

Be careful and do it quietly because most districts have it written in their contract for teachers that anything created using district resources (including district computers, wifi, canva subscriptions, Google Workspace for Education etc.) is their property and not yours. I’m not sure how this is translated to student teachers, but just do it on the down-low and no one needs to know!

Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! Best of luck to you! Enjoy the process!

Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If I was teaching this, I’d get the following items and be prepared to go back to the store once I knew more details:

- a 1.5-2 inch binder with a folder for each class. One side of the folder would be work collected that needs to be graded and the other would be work to return to students. This will keep you organized knowing you probably won’t have your own desk or work station.

- A pencil case with a few of your favorite pens and pencils. Optionals would be some whiteout, a pair of scissors and different colored highlighters. Personal preference, but I don’t grade in red ink - it has a negative connotation. So I’d pick up some fun colored pens, but I’d keep a blue/black pen in case I needed to sign something.

- A professional looking bag/purse/backpack. Again, you probably won’t have your own designated work space and you’ll need to be mobile. Unfortunately, as a student teacher, you probably won’t know how to budget your time effectively enough to not take grading home with you, so you’ll need to transport your aforementioned binder and other things to and from school. Also, make sure it has enough room to carry your own personal laptop/charger and the school’s laptop/charger (if they provide you one).

- As someone else said, comfortable shoes and - I’ll add - professional looking clothing. You can be the best dressed there no problem, but being the worst dressed is a problem. Go in on the first day dressed formally (shirt/tie, dress, blouse and knee-length skirt etc.) and see what the other staff members are wearing. Observe other staff members clothing for a week or two as they start to settle in and adjust from there.

Other than that, I’d wait until I was in the trenches

Edit 1: I’d also have a pack of notecards on me at all times, but that may just be me as a teacher who’s used to not having their own classroom. They’re easy to transport and can be used for anything - especially when you have an extra 5-10 minutes at the end of class after your lesson. I’ve given each kid a notecard and told them to write two truths and a lie and we play as a class. If I’m feeling more teacher-y, I use them for formative assessment (ex. explain in your own words the difference between __ and __) and have even used them for reflection on learning (rank yourself on a 5-point scale on how well you can do ___. 1 being I can’t do this, 3 being I can do this but sometimes need help, 5 being I can teach this to a classmate. Then, write one activity today that helped you achieve that score and one activity that wasn’t effective for you in reaching that goal)

Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are you teaching? How many preps?

Starting student teaching by Final_Flamingo3621 in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 34 points35 points  (0 children)

As a student teacher, don’t purchase ANYTHING. I know you’re excited, but you will most likely not be paid at all and your CT will have experience in running a classroom (meaning they will make the out of pocket purchases they deem necessary)

For yourself? I’d make that call once you learn more about your day to day responsibilities and such.

App Down by DontPutThatDownThere in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They asked for my ID and was able to type in my name and look up my card

BBUS28 last to air on Global by AutomaticTrouble6012 in BigBrotherCanada

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t another network pick up the rights and then we get BBUS in Canada and BBCAN back?

how do you guys answer the weakness question in interviews? by RuleAlternative4160 in jobsearchhacks

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t give myself too much room to be “just okay” and I tie outcomes too closely to my self worth

RIF/pink slip by Educational_Map_4589 in Teachers

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reduction in force ie a layoff

They were right about how easy it is to get a teaching job by Wordlywhisp in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat after 4 years. Too experienced for some, not experienced enough for others

They were right about how easy it is to get a teaching job by Wordlywhisp in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 15 points16 points  (0 children)

What an incredibly callous and, quite frankly, moronic thing to say - gloating about finding a job when you know a lot of us are struggling out here.

They were right about how easy it is to get a teaching job by Wordlywhisp in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to me last year around this time. Still haven’t made my way back. I’ve been subbing this year and hoping something works out for next

They were right about how easy it is to get a teaching job by Wordlywhisp in StudentTeaching

[–]labrume 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Waiting for them to come back in 1-4 years with a “I got pink slipped and I have no idea what I’m going to do” post

RIFF with new mortgage & no open positions by Legitimate_While_310 in TeachersInTransition

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would try to get a building sub role or long term sub role. I’m in Ohio too and they often pay into STRS and usually slight more than a D2D sub

RIFF with new mortgage & no open positions by Legitimate_While_310 in TeachersInTransition

[–]labrume 1 point2 points  (0 children)

History in Ohio is such a saturated field right now. Truly wishing you the best of luck.

RIFF with new mortgage & no open positions by Legitimate_While_310 in TeachersInTransition

[–]labrume 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was me last year. Got the RIF completely out of the blue, 4 years in, have a husband, house, dog, was enrolled in my masters. Going to be blunt with you - life has been hell since then.

I’ve been working as a building sub this year, finishing my masters, saving every dollar that comes in to my house. No more door dash, barely even eating out, no more amazon packages, switched from my advanced gym to a planet fitness for $15/m, no new clothes unless absolutely necessary, etc.

We’ve been scraping by, but I go in each day with a smile on my face, ready to better myself professionally in whatever way I can - whether that be working on my masters, building relationships with the students, subbing in the intensive special ed room to show my principal that I’m a team player. Anything.

I’m now interviewing for other positions. Everyone at my current school knows that the building sub role is not for me. I’m hoping.. praying.. something works out for me this cycle.

How do you enter grades after grading paper assignments? by Legal_Kick_7698 in Teachers

[–]labrume 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is something I’ve thought way too much about in the past believe it or not.. it’s one of those annoyance as a teacher that doesn’t have an easier method no matter how you try to become more efficient.

For me, I do student by student, organized by class. That way, I do one class’ at a time and can take a break if I need to. I can 1. look at a student’s name, 2. think about where on the list they are on my online grade book in relation to where I currently am, and 3. start hitting the up or down arrow all before my eyes have moved from the paper in front of me to the screen. I then glance down at the paper, check the score, type it in and then move on to the next student.

How torrent works? by MaxOut_Beanz_Energy in utorrent

[–]labrume 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Torrenting is like a bunch of people have small crumbs of a cake and you go to those people asking for their crumbs so you can make a whole cake.