So today seems like the perfect time to reflect on all the new things I’ve learned and tried and some subtle goals I achieved without explicitly stating them.
I’ve used Google Classroom:
- On a daily basis
- For bell ringers
- For weekly wrap ups
- For binder checks
- For semester reflections
- For Homecoming surveys
- For links to Desmos
- For assignments
- For my mathematician project
- For Student Council
- To post answer keys
- Collaborative google slidesp
Outside of Google Classroom which was a big priority for me this year, I’ve also:
- Regularly posted classroom photos for #teach180
- Shared those photos on Facebook with parents/community
- Made digital answer keys for INB pages so I no longer have to copy them myself
- Returned quizzes/tests with problems left blank to students to attempt with a little prompting
- Redid part of a test with the whole class when many bombed it
- Used Desmos more than once in more than one class
- Tried quizlet for the first time
- Tried whiteboarding as a whole class activity
- Continued my yearly goal of using less handouts than the previous year in every prep
- Made my first anchor chart
- Used Factoring Friday’s 9-12 to fix gaps in Algebra II
- Created a mathematician project based on diversity and student research
- In my syllabus I wrote that all quizzes were 20 points or less and that has unconsciously guided me throughout the year
- Used flippity.net to do VRG every two weeks
- Sent in a proposal to present at TMC
- Regularly been active on Twitter
- Made it farther through my pacing guide in every prep
- Made a digital INB table of contents for each course for students to copy and that I can reuse
Also I’ve noticed that each year I tackle a crappy lesson from the previous year and dissect it into tiny pieces; usually coming up with an activity for each perceived stumbling block. It might take a whole week for one lesson but by golly everyone’s going to understand it! I’m proud of this and it is a continued goal I will pursue for the rest of my career.
Goals I want to think about this summer/implement next year:
- Introduce debate through Google Classroom posts
- Make (print, laminate, bind) a dry erase book from all of the dry erase templates I currently use in a page protector (color coordinated by course)
- Use my Remind app to send out Happy Birthday messages
- Use the About tab on Google Classroom to post my “pinned” links and answer keys
- Use the Google Classroom calendar to overview the week for students
- Having a quarterly retake day where every student has to retake at least one quiz to promote regular retakes throughout the year
- Learn about flip grid
- Try/use/make interactive Google Slides
And as always:
- Make things pretty
- Make pretty things
- Ask better questions
- Build relationships
- Use my confidence to build others’
- Remember how awesome I am! I’m good at this job! I love it! I’m always improving! I have a lot to offer! I have a lot to learn AND a lot to teach!
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