I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions years ago simply because I never follow through. I’ve also learned that reflection, change, and improvement can and should happen all year long. Nevertheless, Januarys do signal a new beginning, and so are worth some reflection and inquiry. So here are some questions for us to consider as we ruminate over our growth as educators in 2015:
–What is the essence of my lesson?
–How can I streamline my curriculum to emphasize the important stuff?
–What is the important stuff?
–Where do I want to be by June?
–What do I need to get rid of to make room for my passion? What needs to go?
–What do my students need?
–How can I reach that unreachable kid?
–How can I be more present in the lesson?
–Where is the negativity and how can I get rid of it?
–How can I develop more gratitude and compassion in the classroom?
–What do I need to do to take care of me?
–What steps do I need to take to involve (or ignore) the administration?
–Do I need to create physical space in my classroom or spend time decluttering?
–What personal or professional development do I need?
–What steps should I take to take care of my health, as it relates to teaching?
–How will I cope with the stressors thrown at me by The Education Machine?
–Which teachers, leaders, or programs do I want to align myself with, interact with, or follow?
–And will there be cookies?
I’m excited about how much more effective I will be in the classroom if I am able to answer even a handful of these questions, and can put those answers into play.* The alternative means doing things the way I’ve always done them–and that’s just so 2014. TZT
*If these questions are helpful to you, I would love to hear how you put them into play.
–What is the essence of my lesson?
–How can I streamline my curriculum to emphasize the important stuff?
–What is the important stuff?
–Where do I want to be by June?
–What do I need to get rid of to make room for my passion? What needs to go?
–What do my students need?
–How can I reach that unreachable kid?
–How can I be more present in the lesson?
–Where is the negativity and how can I get rid of it?
–How can I develop more gratitude and compassion in the classroom?
–What do I need to do to take care of me?
–What steps do I need to take to involve (or ignore) the administration?
–Do I need to create physical space in my classroom or spend time decluttering?
–What personal or professional development do I need?
–What steps should I take to take care of my health, as it relates to teaching?
–How will I cope with the stressors thrown at me by The Education Machine?
–Which teachers, leaders, or programs do I want to align myself with, interact with, or follow?
–And will there be cookies?
I’m excited about how much more effective I will be in the classroom if I am able to answer even a handful of these questions, and can put those answers into play.* The alternative means doing things the way I’ve always done them–and that’s just so 2014. TZT
*If these questions are helpful to you, I would love to hear how you put them into play.