Preparing for your First Day at School

For all the new (and veteran) teachers out there, this article has some great tips and tricks for your first day back at shcool.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr360.shtml

Prepare Yourself

A Diary (for notes and reflections)
A Personal Calendar (Google Calendar runs my professional life)
A Personal "Survival" kit (for your convenience and sanity)

Prepare the Way

(Re-) Familiarize yourself with the school building and grounds
Visit the school website
Review school policies (check for changes)
Make friends with the school support staff (I cannot emphasize this enough!)

Prepare your Classroom

Setup bulletin boards
Setup the room (charge and prepare the tech)
Obtain supplies
Post classroom info
& More listed in the article

Prepare your students' parents

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Now with the updated link.
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-09-16-inside-the-school-where-every-student-gets-their-own-teacher

Olivia is currently enrolled part-time in one of the most unique high school models in the country. Where many schools struggle with ever-expanding student-teacher ratios, Futures Academy, a California network of private schools serving middle- and high schoolers, follows a distinctly personalized model: Every class in every subject has one teacher and only one student. The model takes an eyebrow-raising twist on one-to-one instruction, which in many education circles has come to refer to one computer for every student.

This sounds like a discussion I have had many times with other educators when talking about school models and how to improve schools. "What if every student had their own teacher?" It is an intriguing idea that, on the surface, sounds like the ideal learning environment. However, most times I have discussed this, the conversation usually ends up saying that sma…

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