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Friday, May 9, 2014

A New Year Inching Closer: Goals I want to Reach by then

There is a lot I am trying to plan for WAY ahead of time. I am trying to get all my ducks in a row way before I need to.

These are some of the improvements I would like to make next year:
1) A school schedule of events GIVEN to all teachers
2) Scheduled and unscheduled observations where I observe the teachers and how they teach and give them tips and suggestions (aka mentoring) Maybe once a month PER teacher. 
3) Better Teacher Training
4) Meetings: PACAF days
5) More shelving
6) Recycling bin: Separating Recycling
7) Lesson Plans: Teachers create them 2 weeks ahead of time and turn a copy of them in to me.
8) Better grading systems: checklists and portfolios instead of report cards
9) Continue Ouch Reports
10) Daily reports (2's only)
11) Each teacher clean up their area even if it means you stay late!!! Or your pay is docked for me cleaning it up.
12) Each teacher decorate their own area
13) School Wide Classroom Management Strategies
14) Be more strict with the teachers and my expectations.
15) Make teachers write weekly reflections. What worked, what didn't, what they will improve the next week.
16) New Themes for afternoons. Related to the morning theme.
17) More Teacher Only Books Related to theme and social emotional learning
18) More Calendar practice
19) More Phonics (maybe a real phonics program)
20) More sight word practice
21) Beginner Reading/Writing on alternate days
22) LESS WORKSHEETS
23) Movement Program
24) Potty Training Help (Firm and sticker chart)
25) Circle time: Talk to the children see how they are feeling, what they want to share. Give them a chance to get involved and share with you. This may be the only time they have to talk to you. Make it count. Treat them like a friend and with respect and they will respect you for it!
26) Create your classroom WITH YOUR STUDENTS WORK. Their school should represent them AND LOOK NICE and professional.
27) Give them choices. Let them choose the color paper they want, let them choose where to sit. Give them the option between a couple different toys to play with. Let the kids make small choices so they feel partially in control too!
28) Hug them. Show the students you care about them. Treat them like you do too.

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