tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929112763298360780.post7673176655704608411..comments2023-11-30T01:11:44.566-08:00Comments on The Chalkboard Garden: I'm Not a Waitress, But I'm Looking For Tips!Kayla Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783330940005341873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929112763298360780.post-8374738661439949202013-08-18T20:04:15.682-07:002013-08-18T20:04:15.682-07:00These tips are awesome! I hadn't even consider...These tips are awesome! I hadn't even considered how to organize lesson plans and papers I get from my mentor teacher. I tend to keep every resource I can get my hands on so developing a system to organize it would be wise. <br /><br />I've been considering a Thirty One Bag for a while now. It's been a recommendation from a number of my teacher friends. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing such great ideas!Kayla Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783330940005341873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929112763298360780.post-78395276527923992972013-08-14T14:14:39.641-07:002013-08-14T14:14:39.641-07:00Hi Kayla! I am so flattered to be mentioned and t...Hi Kayla! I am so flattered to be mentioned and to be in such great company with Hope and Amy!! I was in your position not too long ago as a student teacher. <br /><br />First, find yourself some space. When I was student teaching the room was huge so my teacher had a little desk for her student teachers. However, if I had a student teacher, there is no way they could get a desk into my room! Ask for a drawer or some shelf space, or at least a space to put a basket with your stuff. There, I would have a notebook and camera handy. Its not always appropriate to pull out your phone and you will want to have easy access to somewhere to write down good things you see or snap a picture of it. A bag like <a href="%5C%22thebigappleteacher.blogspot.com/2013/06/happy-birthday-to-me-sale.html%5C%22" rel="nofollow">my Thirty One Bag</a> might be helpful with that because it will stand up on its own and hold your stuff. <br /><br />Second, find at least one time a week to plan with your teacher and get organized for the coming week. Be involved in the lesson planning obviously, but you also want to ask "what should I be doing during that time?" For example, while she teaches a whole group lesson, there may be a kid she wants you to support. Know where you can be most useful, then make your own lesson plans of where you should be and what you should be doing while she is executing her plans. <br /><br />Finally, KEEP EVERYTHING and organize it. Take a copy of every worksheet and lesson she does, and organize it properly. I kept mine but didn't organize it. Even if you aren't in the same grade, having pre-made resources you can refer to is a blessing. Beg, borrow and steal is a first year teacher's motto! I always find myself saying, "I could adapt that thing I did in student teaching" but I can never find it!! If I could go back I would get a box like <a href="%5C%22thebigappleteacher.blogspot.com/2013/06/optimum-organization_9.html%5C%22" rel="nofollow">this one</a> and organize by units. <br /><br />Hope this helps!! <br />Meredith <br /><a href="%5C%22thebigappleteacher.blogspot.com%5C%22" rel="nofollow">The Big Apple Teacher</a>The Big Apple Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244093834721961674noreply@blogger.com