Looking Ahead

I started this blog to give to Skater Child to know what I do when I'm not with her. Recently, my cousin passed away at 35 years old. Was this expected? Yes and No. She was a Type 1 Diabetic. She also had Addison's Disease. She was not only my cousin, but my best friend. The sister I never had. Skater Child's God Mother. She was also a mom, wife, daughter, artist, sister, Girl Scout Leader. In conclusion, I don't want to leave the world with knowing that I've left my daughter a place to look to. A place to look to see how I changed the world, one class at a time. I may not touch the whole world, but I know I touch 20+ lives a year and what I do with them, may help other teachers and they help me as well, making my teaching better. Each summer I try to write down some goals I have for the school year. Normally, I jump head first into planning the day the current school year ends. This year I gave myself 3 weeks off. It has been insanely busy this summer. (PJ days?? What are those??) (Some days I'm at a family member's house, yeah, no being lazy). Summer camp, vacation, cousin passing away, summer camp, and free week with no plans, so today being the third free day, I'm posting my goals and getting a jump start on what I normally do in August, I'm going to plan to do slowly through the month. Goal 1: Propose to my admin why I should do Daily 5 with Cafe to boost my students learning instead of teaching to one specific group for 90 minutes. Goal 2: Implement Math Stations (I started last year, but this year, it will start in September, not January. Goal 3: Produce a weekly newsletter, instead of biweekly or month. Consistency is key! Goal 4: Try 1 pinterest idea a month. I love Pinterest, but I don't use it as much as I should. Goal 5: Use TeachersPayTeachers to sell some ideas. That's enough for now. I'm excited about this year and looking forward to doing even more this year with my class than last! Do you set goals for yourself every year?