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By chris

Congratulations! I was just offered a job (my first teaching position!)yesterday working with ECE, & I have no idea what my room even LOOKS like yet. I know it's a partitioned section of "the community room" at the school,
in the wing on the opposite side from the other ECE classrooms. Doesn't sound real promising, but a new school in the district opens next year (2002-2003) & hopefully will cut down on the overcrowding for awhile
Anyway...my suggestion to you would be to get your hands on a copy of the school's policy/programs/"how to book". Most schools have these for new teachers, I think. Get

familiar with how the school operates.

Also get ahold of the language arts program (lessons, whatever) that you're expected to teach and read that through to get familiar with it. Let the lessons "sink in" and float around in your mind. Over the course of your summer, ideas should pop up in your head ... usually at the most inappropriate time, like driving cross country...so keep a notepad & pen in your purse!

Find out if you have a mentor, who that person is, and get a phone number and CALL!!! They should be able to give you a lot of the nitty gritty, what to worry about now & waht can be put off until later.

These, I think are the important issues for now. Remember, YOU'RE ON SUMMER VACATION! Enjoy yourself! Worry about setting up your classroom a little later. Sit back & enjoy the feeling of having a job come the fall. Feels great, don't it?

Good Luck!