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The Summer To-Do List for First Year Teachers

June 29, 2017 by Jeanne Wolz 3 Comments

You’ve probably got about 80,130 things swirling around in your head that you want to do before the school year starts. It’s such an exciting time! I remember the summer before my first year teaching obsessing over EVERYTHING #anxiety. I thought I needed to make my plans incredible and have my ... READ the POST

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