A1 My biggest challenge so far is just trying to do all of the things I want and not enough hours in the day. I am obsessed with all things Google and it's capabilities.
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Its not been on the sci side but math this year. Learning new Ss, differentiation, creating a routine in my block city schedule. I’d like a new curric too. #scitlap
A2: https://t.co/P5b87slEHD & visit the last few years to jar my memory. A binder. Google calendar with every Ss therapy, etc in it - notifications save me. #scitlap
A2 The first go to is lists, but so long and so many. My best strategy is to pick one or two things to accomplish each day. I literally say to myself..."no fun stuff, until you finish these items". #scitlap
I keep everything in Gslides. Each slide is a day of class and notes are reflections or suggestions for the next year (or that year as I brainstorm). #scitlap
A2: Seriously for me I have a notebook that I have to write things down in. It is a perpetual “to do” list on the right side and brainstorming/ideas on the lest side. This keeps me somewhat sane. #scitlap
I keep everything in Gslides. Each slide is a day of class and notes are reflections or suggestions for the next year (or that year as I brainstorm). #scitlap
I have a Google Sheet with tabs for everything: Ss logins, schedules, patent contact, links to all the sites we use. I print it for my Substitute binder. I learned to link my budget spreadsheet to the cover page this year so I can see what’s left in two budgets. #scitlap
A3 We literally call it the scary hallway and it needs to be cleaned out so we can store stuff better. There are things from the 70s in their, it's crazy. Also, so many sample books!!!! #scitlap
@daleyscience@pentaclethra#scitlap Sorry to drop the ball. Totally forgot about leading tonight. I will sign up again. Don’t know what I was thinking with my house getting termite tented tomorrow!
I still use a physical plan book but this year I use it to records what is have done rather than what I plan to do. And I haven’t written in it much yet. I am thinking I need to make this aspect digital as you have. #scitlap
I emptied my closet & added a chair with lights. I put the shelf behind the door and wrapped a curtain on it. I have buns & boxes under tables. Then there’s the crates under/behinds my desk that I’ve not gotten to. #scitlap
A3: We have a chemical storage closet, an equipment storage room...and then I bought a rolling microscope cart that is amazing! Luckily there's a ton of storage in our rooms too! #scitlap
Hahahaha. We have something similar but it is a closet full of containers filled with preserved animals. They have been there longer than I have been teaching there (over 10 years)! #scitlap
Same at our school. Maintenance doesn't want to do it. Science teachers won't get rid of it. You can't just throw the stuff out. Ends up just sitting around. #scitlap
A3: I have pretty good storage. We have a chemical storage room that all science rooms share. Our problem is the chemicals from the fifties that are still there. Every year we try to get an inventory updated. I think we already almost there! #scitlap
A4: Don't be afraid to ask for help, don't reinvent the wheel/get in your own way, don't be afraid to say no / take baby steps, don't be afraid to fail! #Scitlap
A4 Two things to remember 1) Focus on student needs, 2) Find that T that you can trust. Your not alone and your not the first to feel what you feel. #scitlap
A4: If at all possible connect the lessons to your interests. I learned some new words on YouTube. Paludarium amd Vivarium. Terrarium with water. Found a great deal on a tank today. Gonna build it soon. https://t.co/ryMTOiucZn#scitlap
When the Ss ask if there is anything else they can dissect (Anat & Phys) I respond, “Let me check the closet.” The always respond wide-eyed, “There’s a closet of stuff?” 😂#scitlap
Me too! I. It only had the mimeographs but also, a shoe box of paper clips that I removed before tossing everything out! The guy loved his paperclips! #scitlap
I second this. I still have trouble with this myself. The perfection part. But I am getting better. You have to because there is no way I would get everything done if it all had to be perfect. #scitlap
A4: I agree with everyone’s advice. I would also add to take some time to really enjoy your students. It is easy to get caught up in what has to done but creating memories and making connections is really what it is all about! #scitlap
A5 The only crazy thing I do it clean up everything on Friday or before a sub comes in my room. I try and stay organized by staying clean. A facade really. #scitlap
A5 GOOGLE. ...my best Google find is making a code rather than putting in folders. Ex. for my Thinking Like a Scientist unit, I labeled every Google file with a SI for an easy search. #scitlap
A5: I have started color coding my google files on the drive. I have so many files and volley between my personal drive and the school drive, it is the only way I can keep things straight. As for post-it’s. . . Looking at my room one would think I have stock in 3M #scitlap
