The New Teacher Jitters
Once you land that long-waited teaching position, comes the excitement and the happiness, then settles the stress, nerves, and anxiety of what’s to come.
To begin with, every new teaching job comes with a “New Teacher Academy”, which is a set of professional development days in which you will be presented with the mission, standards, and expectations your new school district will expect from you as a professional. Yes, it is a lot of new information, and it can be very overwhelming. However, keep In mind that everything you will learn during those days will not be to be done by day one!
Some districts expect to see certain things physically in the classroom such as: learning or content objectives, anchor charts, evidence of student learning, student work, word walls, etc. These things can be easily done.
Many of the overwhelming factors or those first couple of days of PD (Professional Development) as we call it, will be processes that may seem foreign at first but will eventually become second nature, such as: attendance, use of resources, behavior expectations, and use of particular programs to do specific things.
Again, as you take all of these fist days of school year PD’s, do not stress or feel like you’re going bananas and want to run for the hills! DON’T!! Yes, it is a lot of hard work, but believe me, it is the most rewarding job ever when you’re putting your heart and soul into it!
So, remember to take one day at a time, organize yourself, learn from your peers, and teach with love!!
Love,
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