Changing assignments

Well, school has started and my assignment changed already! Since I was a certified teacher (albeit a librarian - or Library Information Specialist or Media Specialist - whatever) I get offers for long term jobs. 

August 1st till September 19th I am teaching 7th grade math. Although it is not my speciality, I do have a team working with me. The schools in our area are really good about that! I have a push-in teacher that is very familiar with the curriculum and will do a lot of the teaching for 3 of the 4 classes, and another teacher that teaches math & science that is set to swap in for the last class. 

A push-in teacher or co-teacher is support for special education students. Some are para-professionals, some are certified teachers, all are essential to the support of our students! Some students have special paperwork, 504’s, IEP’s, that spell out the needs and accommodations they need or just what ever the teacher needs to be aware of. For instance, students that have anxiety issues, attention issues or medical issues like diabetes or a pacemaker. 

So, what do I take with me to school? A sweater or jacket, notebook, bandaids, pencil pack - regular & colored pencils, pencil sharpener, tissue, agenda/calendar (I’ve been using a Blue Sky agenda from Walmart), change purse with lots of quarters - for the vending machine mostly, phone charger, safety pins, water bottle, snacks/lunch, advil (an inside, zipped pocket!), and always a book - preferably in print. I really want kids to see that a teacher reads!

Keeping track of jobs is a family affair. I used to write my jobs on a calendar as well as my agenda, tried keeping up with the phone calendar. Recently my husband bought a Skylight digital calendar https://myskylight.com/calendar/. Sunday evenings, we go over the weeks upcoming events. We really like it so far! We can color code who is doing what - all my events, including my jobs and what school I’m at, are in pink. My hubby’s events & gig are in blue; pet appointments in brown or yellow, depending on the dog. And it sleeps in a photo frame mode or goes dark during the night hours that we set. Pretty cool!

I’m waiting for a new bag to come - hope to review the Emma & Kate everyday bag next time. You can check it out here first you like -  https://emmakate.store/

I’ll let you know how the job is going - Until next time!