Use these links to take you through the step-by-step process of creating a Google Calendar. You'll learn how to create a Google Calendar; how to add another Calendar to your account; how to share your Calendar; and how to manage all your calendars.
Part 1: Benefits of Using Google Calendar
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TIPS TO BEGIN YOUR SCHOOL YEAR by Stephanie Burke, a 2011 DKG Initiate
It’s summertime time for rest, relaxation, and vacation. Not Really! Summer vacation usually ends for teachers the first time they walk into Walmart and see an associate putting out school supplies. The minute I see rows of backpacks, lunchboxes, boxes of crayons, markers and glue my brain jumps right into work. I start to ask what will my kids be like, will I have supportive families, what will my classroom look like and what will be my classroom’s theme be? To be very honest the two days you are given to get your room ready and organized is NOT enough. Even after years of teaching it takes me about two weeks to get my room organized and appealing to the eye. Giving yourself this much time allows you to work on everything leisurely and not feel rushed or overwhelmed while sitting through all of the overwhelming staff development meetings. I have to stop now and remind you of something I forget every year. It seems so obvious but in the rush to get my room looking perfect I always stop to forget about the most important thing. LESSON PLANNING! It is usually 8 o’clock the night before school starts when I realize I don’t know what to do the first two days. One thing I have learned at any grade level is to have a large stack of books ready about starting school. The first few days of school you will find that you have a lot of small blocks of free time. You will have 5 or 10 minutes here or there. Having books ready to go fills in that small time and keeps the kind under control. One thing I put a lot of time in is hooking the kids. Since I teach kindergarten I have to really hook my kids into wanting to come back every day. I have to make sure what I plan is easy for all (because many of them have never been to school), fun, and allows them to find and meet new friends. When you are first starting off there are a few people in your building that are critical you get to know. Of course you should get to know your teaching team and principal but most importantly you need to befriend your janitor, secretary, and school interventionist (the school interventionist knows all of the ends and outs of the school). I suggest baking a fresh batch of cookies and bringing it to them. These are the three people you will have to “bug” the most for help and for answering all of your questions. It is so important you ask as many questions as you can. Schools are so very different. No matter how long you have been teaching each school you walk into has created their own climate, culture, and norms. It is important you talk with your colleagues about the schools norms and your principals expectations. You don’t want to start a new school year off on a bad foot because you didn’t take the time to learn the school norms. Taking this time will really pay off, trust me! Well now that your room is ready and kids are about to arrive there are just a few points I feel are very important. These are things my principal always talks with us about. She always reminds us right away, in the beginning of the year your need to:
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