Thanks so much for your great response to my blogiversary give-away. There were 81 entries/comments. If you just can't wait to see who won, scroll down to the bottom of this post.
But, if you can be patient for a minute. . .
In entering my give-away, I asked you to comment on what your goal was for the upcoming school year. I mentioned that mine was to do more professional reading on teaching reluctant readers. However, I could name a million more! But, I didn't have to. You all came up with an amazing list of goals. Many of you gave more than one goal. I enjoyed reading them and was able to identify with so many. I could have added most of them to my personal goal list!
I thought you might enjoy reading them. I categorized your goals as best I could and listed them below. Some could be in more than one category and others were tough to put in a specific category. The ones that are in italics were mentioned by more than one person. Other than that, they are listed in no particular order. Overwhelmingly, it seems one of the biggest goals across the board was to implement the Daily 5 and CAFE. Behind that, the next biggest goal was staying organized. Isn't that one battle we all fight? :-)
So, from your comments, here are the goals you all have for this school year.
Personal
-Get to know my students more personally
-Make more
positive contacts with students’ parents
-Find
balance; less work and more family time
-Prepare for
a new job
-Get a new
job
-Stay positive
in a year of big change
-Provide a
great year for my students
-Work hard
to be a good teacher
-“Teach my
daughter the alphabet!”
Productivity/Organization
-Stay organized!
-Better manage paperwork
-Use my time
better
-Bring less
work home
-Keep planning
fresh and motivating
-Clean out
the filing cabinets
-Be more
intentional in implementing the wonderful things learned from other teachers
-Stay on top
of grading and filing
-Keep each nine
weeks of materials in one binder for use the following year
-Take
advantage of my binder system for keeping all usable plans for individual
topics
-Rework one
unit each trimester to be a mini inquiry project
Professional
Development
-Renew
National Certification
-Begin
coursework for admin. Certificate
-Finish my Master’s
program in Classroom Technology
-Read at
least one professional journal, text, or article each week
-Present at
the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators conference
-Become more
of a leader in my school
-Finish
reading the Lucy Calkin’s Guide to Reading five book collection
-As the
school librarian, support more teachers
Blogging
-Keep up with/update my blog
-Start a
blog
-Write more
about my teaching experiences
Special
Education
-Read up
more on autism
Technology
-Utilize more technology in my classroom in general
-Introduce
Edmoto in my classroom
-Use less
paper in the classroom
-Implement
the Smartboard in math lessons
-Teach more
district wide technology classes
-Become more
comfortable with social media to support my teaching
LA/Lit.
-Implement Daily 5 and/or CAFÉ ideas
-Keep up with the reading VOICES board
-Use the
common core in the library
-“Step up”
my writing instruction
-Integrate
more group work in reading & writing workshops
-Implement
more strategy grouping
-Use a
binder for guided reading to help me stay focused
-Do away
with book logs and make reading more enjoyable for my students
-Put a
greater emphasis on poetry
-Work more
on guided reading and strategy grouping within Reader’s Workshop
-Find my way
through reading workshop and guided reading
-Improve
word study instruction
-Use reading
notebooks to keep track of skills and strategies taught & to record
thinking
-Focus more
on Greek & Latin roots in vocabulary instruction
-Give my
students more opportunities to discover that reading is awesome!
-Introduce
book clubs
-Manage time
better during student conferencing
Math
-Implement
guided math workshop
-Utilize the
common core in math instruction
-Get state
math test (scores) up
-“Amp up”
math lessons in preparation for common core using more manipulatives, group
work, and student instruction
General
Ed.
-Implement “The
Leader in Me” program in the classroom
-Survive the
common core!
-Implement
the all new curriculum that is now aligned with common core
-Focus on
more flexible grouping
-Improve my
small group instruction
-Better classroom
management to help the day run smoothly with the help of procedures
-Do more
whole brain teaching
-Differentiate
instruction as much as possible
-Figure out
what my state test is actually looking for!
-Use
journals in a more effective way
-Improve
partner talk
-Encourage
more true collaboration in small group settings
-Implement
morning meetings
Funny!
-Get to work
on time!
-Not go
insane!
-Keep calm
and carry on. . . no matter what happens!
-Relax. . . I know it will all work out!
Well, don't you think that is a pretty amazing list? If that doesn't show how dedicated teachers are to their job, I don't know what does. I especially like "not go insane!" It made me laugh out loud because, oh, have I been there!
No matter what, let us all remember this. . .
Now, on to the blogiversary give-away winner!
There were 81 entries in all. Using the True Random Generator, the winner was number 23. Comment number 23 was from Silvia.
* * * * * * * * * *
I have been following your blog for only a short time, but love all of the ideas and resources you offer! Thank you for your great blog!
Love your goals...I may just have to borrow some of them!
ReplyDeletewww.polkadotsandpushpins.blogspot.com
What a GREAT list! This definitely gives me more to refresh on as a teacher and to think about. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant web log, sensible to imagine someone is posting quality information. A debt of gratitude is in order for sharing this helpful data and read here to manage the pleasant work
ReplyDeleteWe can make right our grammatical errors and spelling errors with the help of this blog. I must say this is a really unique and interested blog like an http://www.resumeformat2018.com/skills-and-achievements-on-resume-2018 blog. Readers will enjoy the reading of this blog because of the content of this blog. The content of this blog is really good and productive for the students.
ReplyDeleteI have to state this can be a truly distinctive as well as fascinated weblog as an http://www.resumetemplates2018.com/ readers will enjoy the reading of this blog because of the content of this blog. The content of this blog is really good and productive for the students..
ReplyDeleteMy blog audience will like your looking at on this web site as a result of written content on this web site. This article on this web site is basically very good along with profitable to the individuals.
ReplyDeleteIts very important to fix your goals and keep your efforts targeted.Very nice attempt.These days I am looking for legal resume writing services on http://www.bestresumewritingservices.net/best-legal-resume-writing-services/.Its very effective link.Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteThis is hard to read each and every word so you have to install a spam bot that does the rest for you here so that you do get the best possible traffic from the independent sources.
ReplyDeleteget so many offers from this website. free steam money
ReplyDeleteWhen tax season comes the easiest way to handle it is to visit this helpful site and find the information you need.
ReplyDeleteشركة تنظيف بخميس مشيط
ReplyDeleteشركة تنظيف منازل بخميس مشيط
تنظيف سجاد بخميس مشيط
شركة تنظيف مجالس بخميس مشيط
شركة تنظيف سجاد بابها
شركة رش مبيدات بابها
شركة تنظيف فلل بابها
شركة تنظيف سجاد بابها
شركة تنظيف كنب بابها
شركة تنظيف سجاد ومجالس بابها
شركة تنظيف خزانات بابها
شركة تنظيف منازل بابها
Xi Delta is Australia’s number one career marketplace. We are all one Australian job search site. Xi Delta professional best resume writing services will help you create a resume that will stand out in today’s competitive job market. After all, why let a poor resume stand between you and a great career opportunity in Australia.
ReplyDelete