2. Phase 1  You are listening to jazz -- Your first day at work is great. Your fellow teachers are wonderful, your classroom is cute, you love your students, and your principal is the best!

3.  Phase 2 You are listening to pop music -- After a while you are so busy that you are not sure if you're coming or going anymore.

4. Phase 3 You are listening to heavy metal -- This is what you feel like after ONE month.

5.  Phase 4 You are listening to hip hop -- You become bloated due to stress, you're gaining weight due to lack of exercise because you are so tired and have so much school work to do when you get home, you feel sluggish and suffer from constipation. Your fellow teachers are too cheerful for your liking and the walls of your classroom are closing in. You have started thinking 'WHATEVER' about your principal.

6. Phase 5 You are listening to GANGSTA RAP -- After more time passes, your eyes start to twitch, you forget what a 'good hair day' feels like as you just fall out of bed and load up on caffeine.

7.  Phase 6 You are listening to the voices in your head -- You have lock your classroom door to keep people out, You wonder WHY you are even here in the first place and WHY did I become a teacher!   

8. Under Stressing Your Teaching

9. Too Many Hats Class Preparation Getting Ready for a Substitute Meetings Grading Family Other Responsibilities FCCLA

10. Basic Survival Kit Organization Trays 3 Ring Binders Plastic Crates and Totes Computer Students taking responsibility Routines

12. Organization • Trays for everything • For Students to hand in work • A place for corrected work • A place for extra sheets for absent students • No name bin

13. Organization • Trays by my desk • Folders on my desk • Hanging folders • Place to keep all General forms • Leave slips • Requisitions • Blue sheets • Etc.

14. Organization • Webpage • Post lesson plans • Have links to the assignments • Students can find out what they missed or will miss

15. Organization • Copying for all classes at one time • Plastic totes • Keep projects • One Tote per project • Locker and bathroom passes • Have students help in the clean up • Have students run errands • Put responsibility on the students

16. More Organization Supplies in one spot Bonus points for bringing in supplies Use color paper and folders Lots of 3 ring binders

17. Computer • Grading • Campus • Seating charts • Progress reports • Weekly eligibility • Parent Teacher Conferences • IEP and 504 Meetings • Students can keep track of grades

18. Computer • Type and store all handouts • Use folders and sub folders on H drive • Taking Tests and Quizzes • Socrates • Blackboard Learn • Wiki space • Email

19. Computer • Pinterest • Use to find ideas • Use to save • Organize with boards

20. Bulletin Boards Paint the Walls Use Pictures Post notes to individual Important Information White Board Post signs for upcoming events

21. FCCLA • Shelves or folders for STAR events • Copy all STAR event rules in multiple copies • Sign up Sheets • Important information notices • Officers • Delegate Responsibility • File for each officer

22. FCCLA Page on website Group texting Facebook or other social media Texting

23. Other Tips Bell Ringers

24. Build A Good Working Relationship With Students

25. Checklists & Rubrics

26. Projects

27. Stick to the Rules

28. Other Tips Note Pads Post It Notes Lists Routines Substitute Binder Teachers aide

29. End of the Year Clean Organize Copy Cover