planning
(the title references one of my favorite activities in the world. for example, we just planned our menu for the week and then i sent jesse off to the grocery store with a list of veggies. i also made a list for trader joe's. but i digress.)
i was in the shower at the ymca this morning when i got a brilliant inspiration. just goes to show that it's helpful to slow down and reflect on things sometimes. i don't sit around and think enough. i was reflecting on how my BTSA coach asked me if i had the kids reflect after they wrote each essay, and i said no. so, next year one goal is that i want my kids to be reflect. then i began thinking about other things i want for my kids and before i knew it i had this awesome mantra for next year, to guide everything we do in the classroom. it's kind of like a daily, weekly, monthly cycle:
prepare (bring supplies to class, take care of business before class, socialize before you come in, prepare mentally to learn)
expect (expect to learn. expect a lot of yourself and others. expect to be successful.)
persevere (good vocab word, eh? be perseverant in your work, even when you get frustrated)
reflect (reflect on how you did in class, reflect on how you did on an assignment, reflect on how you want to improve)
so this mantra with these four words would be the basis for my classroom rules. KIPP has a mantra--why not me? if i'm not going to KIPP, then i'm going to make my classroom the best place for learning that it can be. and i think that means taking teaching and learning more seriously. this is *my* mantra, also!! i'm so excited!!
the best part is, i'm going to get to try it out in summer school. summer school, you ask? yes, you read that right, i am teaching summer school. why, you ask? to earn some extra money. getting to know more students who i might have in the coming years and also getting to try out some new ideas and new systems for just four weeks and make improvements before the school year begins. the seller just approved our house bid so we need money for that....keep your fingers crossed for us!!!
things are good. i'll keep you apprised of the house status.
i was in the shower at the ymca this morning when i got a brilliant inspiration. just goes to show that it's helpful to slow down and reflect on things sometimes. i don't sit around and think enough. i was reflecting on how my BTSA coach asked me if i had the kids reflect after they wrote each essay, and i said no. so, next year one goal is that i want my kids to be reflect. then i began thinking about other things i want for my kids and before i knew it i had this awesome mantra for next year, to guide everything we do in the classroom. it's kind of like a daily, weekly, monthly cycle:
prepare (bring supplies to class, take care of business before class, socialize before you come in, prepare mentally to learn)
expect (expect to learn. expect a lot of yourself and others. expect to be successful.)
persevere (good vocab word, eh? be perseverant in your work, even when you get frustrated)
reflect (reflect on how you did in class, reflect on how you did on an assignment, reflect on how you want to improve)
so this mantra with these four words would be the basis for my classroom rules. KIPP has a mantra--why not me? if i'm not going to KIPP, then i'm going to make my classroom the best place for learning that it can be. and i think that means taking teaching and learning more seriously. this is *my* mantra, also!! i'm so excited!!
the best part is, i'm going to get to try it out in summer school. summer school, you ask? yes, you read that right, i am teaching summer school. why, you ask? to earn some extra money. getting to know more students who i might have in the coming years and also getting to try out some new ideas and new systems for just four weeks and make improvements before the school year begins. the seller just approved our house bid so we need money for that....keep your fingers crossed for us!!!
things are good. i'll keep you apprised of the house status.
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