Not only is it my first year but i am lucky enough to be a floater. To catch you up quickly let me explain, I have:
- No classroom of my own - I use others during their free periods
- No desk of my own - I use two cardboard boxes in the back of another room
- No filing cabinet or storage of my own - Though one teacher I share a room with shares her cabinets if I really need it and would most likely do it more often, but I feel bad taking her space.
- No computer to call my own
Having no classroom is not too big of a deal for me. Honestly, as a first year teacher it's bittersweet. I enjoyed not having to figure out how to set up the room but, at the same time, I wish I could set the room up how I want it. The hardest part is having the student's folders with me for grading and for them to use in class. At the beginning of the school year I had a very hard time with this but worked it out by October. Two small filing bins from Staples... one in each room I teach in for those students' folders. So I have learned organizational skills this year. The combination of no classroom, desk, or filing cabinet has also taught me how to be organized. I have no space to stuff away papers or work. It's been difficult to keep students information together and organized without having some sort of organization storage.
Overall, I do think being a traveling teacher in my first year is making this year even more tough I do appreciate the things that I have learned from it. I have learned a bit about how different teachers organize their own rooms, how they deal with behavior issues, and how to keep my own files and information organized.
MORE TO COME!
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