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My Project

Abstract

As a teacher, there are many expenses that you put into your class and your students from your own pocket. As a first year teacher, the summer is taken over by curriculum planning, classroom set up, and preparation. New teachers do not have a lot of supplies on had such as; storage, file folders, glue sticks, scissors, books, etc. These all need to be purchased over summer so the classroom is well stocked and ready for the new school year. Many supplies are available through the school, but most are dependent upon whether or not the teacher wants to put in the money. "My First Classroom" is a project to help teachers create a plan to help find supplies for their classroom and save money while they are doing it. This is done by creating items for the classroom, receiving donations, and buying from second hand stores.

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Goal

I have a goal to have my first classroom well prepared and ready for the new school year without spending more than $250.

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Objectives

If I am able to accomplish this project and have a well prepared classroom for $250 or less, I will have less stress about my class throughout the year. I will not have to worry about not having something because of how much it was and I will have more time to focus on my students and the lessons I create for them.

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Deliverables

Once I have my classroom set up, I will create a blog with pictures that I will post and discuss about where I got items or how I made them. I would like to keep this blog updated throughout the year so I can reflect on how my school year went and what items I would make changes to or not use. 

Kaitlyn Krabbe

My First Classroom
ABOUT
EDGE Project

About

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I am an artist, an organizer, a problem solver, a designer, a time manager, a counselor, a librarian, a nurse, a custodian, a news reporter, a comedian, a detective, and so much more.

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My name is Kaitlyn and I am a teacher. 

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I am from Henderson, NV and I moved to Cedar City to go to SUU. I received a teaching internship in Springville, UT. I am teaching third grade and have 26 wonderful children who fill my classroom with love, laughter, tears, and lots and lots of learning! 

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I got married June of 2016 to my wonderful husband, Scott. We got married in Las Vegas and then honeymooned in Greece for ten days! We have a dog named Marvel, he is a husky/timber wolf hybrid! We moved up to northern Utah after our wedding. 

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I love to go on hikes, run, wakeboard, and I LOVE summer! The only thing that gets me through winter is my dog. Marvel loves the snow and that is the only thing that gets me through the cold! 

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At SUU, I am on track to graduating with an Elementary Education degree with a dual concentration in Early Childhood Education and Mathematics. I am sad that my schooling is coming to an end. I have loved my time at SUU and Cedar City will always be home to me! I am so happy I went to SUU, it has helped shape me into the teacher I am today.  

Portfolio
Final Portfolio

Portfolio 

The Timeline of my project

Receive the keys to my classroom 

Choose a classroom theme

Sketch a plan for the classroom

Organize the cabinets

Set up classroom library

Begin decorating the classroom

Create door decorations (front and back)

Purchase decoration supplies

Organize student supplies

Set up desk (teacher supplies)

Remove extras and second grade items

Final decorations and last minute purchases

First day of school!

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August 23, 2016 - 

Final Portfolio 

             When I first began thinking about my EDGE project, I was thinking about different DIY’s I could make for the community. I came up with a few ideas but nothing seemed big enough or just right for me. I ended up making a quick change with my schooling and decided to take on an internship rather than staying in Cedar City and finishing with just student teaching. When I found out that I would be leaving Cedar I had to change my EDGE project to something I could bring up north with me. I decided that with all the work I had to put into my internship, I should show that work in a blog. Once I started making my blog and collecting the pictures, I noticed how fun it was.

                The first step that I took was plan out what my classroom was going to look like, what I was going to have to buy, what I could make, and what I would be given from the school district.  I had to go through each cabinet and all the random stuff around the room. It took about a week and a half (13+ hour days) to organize ever thing in the room. My classroom use to be a second grade classroom and I found a TON of second grade supplies and had nowhere to put it. I ended up with a pile in the corner that needed a new home. A few weeks before the school started we were able to toss it in the attic of the school! I created a lot of sketches and plans as to what would go where and in what cabinets. I like to have everything organized and planning it out before I started was a lot of help. Once I was able to figure out my purchases, I made them and started to work with decorating and setting up. I was able to complete everything on my list before school started and that was a very nice way to start off the school year.

                I have a goal to have my first classroom well prepared and ready for the new school year without spending more than $250. I was able to meet my goal with the help of the new teacher fund given to all first year teachers. The outcome of my project was the blog and the social media was created and is being kept up to date. I was able to stay within my budget and now I am creating blog post to show the inexpensive purchases or DIY’s that I made. I used a lot of organization and time management skills during this project. I felt that I was already organized and I had pretty good time management, but completing this project made me work harder on it and really solidify how I schedule and organize my “to do list” the best.

                I think that SUU decided to make the EDGE project a requirement because it allows for each student to stretch their minds further than just our degree courses. I know that many students take extracurricular courses each semester so they have something fun to do each week, but I wanted to finish school quickly and I did not take any of those fun extra classes. Have the EDGE class as a requirement made me find something I enjoyed and turn that into my class.

                EDGE represents putting an “edge” on any SUU student’s resume. It is a chance for them to show future employers what they did during college that is different than students from other universities. Each university has very similar courses for each degree, but each university does not have the EDGE project which allows for SUU to stand out.

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