Tonight I met up with two of my friends who are both teachers. We were first sorority sisters, then found out we shared the same major, and then discovered we were all from St. Louis. I have many friends from my sorority that I share these same similarities with, but tonight I was only with two of them. We went to dinner and were making casual conversation and soon, like always, the talking led to talking about school! One of the girls is making a move from teaching 7th grade math to teaching 2nd grade. It is a huge change of pace, but it sounds like she is very excited and welcomes the change. My other friend is moving from 3rd grade to 2nd grade.
We began talking about all of the goals we had this summer and what we wanted to get accomplished. We also talked about how helpful, Pinterest is for teachers. One of my friends, while laughing, mentioned that at times Pinterest makes her feel like a horrible teacher because of all the amazing teachers who post things on this site, or lead you to their blog page. There really are some great teachers in the world.
After leaving dinner with the two of them, I began thinking about what goals I have for this summer. What are the things I want to do differently next year in the classroom? What do I want to keep the same? What resources do I know of that will help me? I know I still have time left this summer, but I also know that I need to get on some of the things I want to accomplish.
My goal for today was to reflect on last year, and make some obtainable goals for myself to achieve by the end of the summer. After much thought and reflection, here are some things I thought of:
1) Guided Reading UNDER CONTROL!!
2) Behavior System put in place
3) Organization of student writing
4) Organization of binders
5) Daily 5 Implementation/CAFE'
There we are. The top 5 things I need to accomplish by the end of the summer. Looks like I will begin by looking at Pinterest, and buying some books to help me along the way. I will keep you posted on the progress.
You are always a planner!
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