This blog isn't really designed for other people...although you're welcome to continue reading. I created this blog to help me reflect on my teaching practice, or as Teach for America would say, to "continuously increase effectiveness." I chose the blog format because I do almost everything online anyway, what with my e-mail and Facebook. My hope is that in having this blog, I'll actually reflect on my teaching practice.
I want to start with some vision setting work. I'm working on setting my big goals for the year, crafting an investment plan and working on creating a clear rewards system. I'll post these as I create them. Maybe they'll be helpful to someone out there.
I also want to use this space to reflect on individual lessons. Obviously, I won't be talking about individual students much (for privacy purposes), but I want to reflect on each lesson I teach and think about how it went in terms of execution. Did I leave enough time for the assessment? Did my students practice enough?
100% of what happens in my classroom depends on me--on the culture I set, how I respond to my students, how I treat my students and the quality of the lessons I plan. I hope that this blog helps me plan and execute in a way that leads my students to success.
