Student as teacher, teacher as student

Since my master's work is complete, I'm concentrating now on preparing for my first teaching job. It's a strange feeling, being the Teacher. I've only ever been the Student. Everytime I stare at the computer and try to plan out the first days or weeks or months, my mind goes blank. It's terrifying that so much depends on lil' ol' me. I know that I've complained about this before... guess it just goes to show that it's an ongoing worry for me. I want so badly to have a great classroom, to be a great teacher. But there are so many facets and details! But, I've found that when I get too panicky, the best thing to do is engulf myself in the wise words of some teaching greats... Atwell, Burke, Beach and Marshall... They help me get back into the right frame of mind, map out my classroom philosophies and sometimes even give me concrete ideas to use. But, I can only handle so much teachery stuff per day. On to Oprah.