If you are going to begin a new teaching adventure, August might just be the best time to do it. I had the pleasure of accepting a job as a 5th grade teacher just 15 days before the start of the school year. In many ways it was the perfect time: To step in during a time of need, to bypass the stage of procrastination, and to return to the same school and community I left 10 years ago to be at home with my family. As I scramble to get ready for the start of school I am working hard not to get overwhelmed. It is important to be mindful that transitions are bumpy but only temporary. Passionate teachers, like each of us, are essential right now in this time of teaching.
I am choosing to look forward to new adventures as I reconnect with my LVIS account and apply for an emergency permit to teach science.
I am choosing to reminisce as I work to dig up all addresses dating back to 1988 for Indiana’s Department of Child Services.
I am choosing to find comfort in the essential classroom items to begin the year: a library with books to read along with paper and pens for writing.
To everyone beginning new adventures or continuing on paths of familiarity: Let us remind each other to focus on what is essential and continue to wonder what it is our students need from us each day. It’s August again, here we go...
-Corinne Gries
ICTE Co-Executive Treasurer
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