This school year, I have set two primary goals for myself.
Goal 1: Student Feedback
Every year, I have struggled with giving timely feedback to my students on their learning. How can I expect my students to really grow if they don't have a good understanding of what they need to work on in order to improve? I plan on tackling this in several ways.
I have run a pretty asynchronous classroom in the past, which has many benefits. Students could move at their own pace, chose activities in the order they wanted, and learned to be more independent. However, it also meant it was harder for me to know where individual students might have gaps at any particular time, and didn't allow for as much whole class dialogue to work through their own understanding. So I am reigning in the asynchronous nature of at least my labs, to allow time for discussion and exploration as a class. I am also hoping to use more frequent in-class formative assessment like Pear Deck and Friday lab quizzes to keep track of where my students are more frequently.
Goal 2: Self Care
My other major goal for this school year is a bit more personal. This year, I really need to focus on preventing burnout for myself. I am often the go-to person for my department, other teachers, admin, etc. This year, I want my own classroom and myself to be the primary focus of my efforts at school. This year I am going to be "selfish" and learn to say NO. My students deserve to have my full attention, and my family deserves a much less stressed version of me.
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