My personal life has been in an uproar since I accidentally scheduled my wedding during my first month of student teaching. Now as I am in the beginning of my third year in my own classroom (fourth in my district) and approaching my third wedding anniversary I finally feel like my life is settling down. Over the course of our short marriage my husband and I have faced our fair share of struggles. Finally as of the end of July we are settled into a new house and both feeling comfortable in our careers. I finally have enough time and space to focus on my teaching craft, family, friends, and my love of cooking.
Over the last year I have fallen in love with using GAFE and giving professional development. I love presenting to and working with other educators who are as excited about their jobs as I am. While I am not a morning person (by any means) I enjoy getting up in the morning and coming to school. Comparing that to jobs where I have actually cried the entire commute (Nordstrom...retail...ugh) it is a welcome change.
This year my goal with my students it to help them be more proactive about setting their own goals and tracking their own progress. I created "Record Keeping & Celebration" books for each student. In the books it gives them a section to record their behavior points for the week, math scores, reading scores, set goals, and discuss their challenges and successes from each week. (I promise to post on TPT soon!)
I don't think we should hide how students are doing from them--if they aren't at goal in something let them know. And let them know it IS okay...as long as they are working their hardest and making progress towards the goal.
So for my own goals this year?
1. Finish setting up my new house. I know, I know...not a "school" goal. However, until my home is ready I don't think I can devote 100% of my focus to my students. So I need to have a sanctuary I can return to in the evenings to recharge.
2. Keep up with the blogging! I love sharing ideas, reading ideas, and even looking back on what I was doing LAST year---how quickly we forget!
3. Eat healthy. This aligns back to number 1. I can't be at my best for my students if I am not mentally and physically at my best. I just ordered a new pressure cooked and veggie slicer so I can make healthy meals in a shorter time span. So I may even be throwing in some healthy(ish) recipes here as well.
4. Keep up with my own learning and sharing. This year I will have Chromebooks for all my students. I need to make sure I am using them in the best possible way. And I am super excited to be presenting at another google summit
I could continue on and on and on...but I think four is a reasonable number of goals.
What are your goals this year?
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