Stop.Start.Continue. #MSSunFun

Today is my last day of summer.  We are back tomorrow for a day of PD.  Tuesday is a work day but I will have a few meetings that will eat up most of my morning.  I'm heading in today to hopefully finish organizing my room.  I moved over a room so I had to relocate a few things.  We still don't have all of the results from our state testing. I find it frustrating to plan for this year, when I don't have data from last year.  So much for data driven decisions...

I'm not much for writing elaborate goals, but here are a few of the ideas that come to mind.  After reading everyones' some others will come surely come to mind.

STOP

• Talking so much.
• Worrying about everything.
• Eating everything left in the teachers' lounge.
• Holding on to hurt feelings for something that happened > a year ago (feeling less angry now - just hurt).  I'm hoping to heal more this year.  

START

• Making videos for my YouTube Channel - for parents and students (more on this later)
• Better defining the role of the intervention specialist in the classroom
• Being better organized - (love my new teacher binder this year - thanks for all the great ideas)
• Being more consistent with homework consequences.
• Moving my grading back to SBG (got away from it last year)
• Being a better listener.  
• Using students' technology (Socrative)

CONTINUE

• Working with my instructional coach.
• Being flexible in my plans and adjusting to student needs.
• Thinking differently about the structure of my class.
• Think, Pair, Share - get students talking.
• Finding time for small group instruction (just need to find more times for it)
• Trying to be less helpful.
• Blogging.

I am really excited to meet my new students on Wednesday!