Introduction

I have just gotten my first job as a chemistry teacher. I will (most likely) be teaching Chemistry 1 and AP Chem my first year. I am very excited about this, and a little nervous. While I've taken all the education classes and stayed on track during my student teaching while also working nights as a Lab TA at the college, I still feel that I am not fully prepared. I know I will make mistakes, but I want to do all I can to minimize them.

And, I am a planner, so plan I shall. My intentions for this blog are to:
     1) Be able to write and reflect about my lessons
     2) Share my success and failures with other teachers
     3) Help others avoid making the same mistakes I will
     4) Look back at my first year and find areas of growth and goals for the next year.

I've learned through my classes how important it is to be able to reflect on my classroom management and lessons. During my student teaching, I fell behind in this and didn't learn as much as I know I could have, and I regret it. I'm hoping that I will gain followers and have something to encourage me to continually write my reflections in a timely manner, before I forget the details.

Along the way, I will also be sharing my DIY creative solutions (mostly taken from Pinterest, because I've faced the fact that when it comes to artsy stuff, I just don't have what it takes) for my classroom. I'll try to avoid sharing anything that doesn't have applications in the classroom.

...Here goes nothing!