At the start of a new school year, what is your vision for you and your
students? Would you like your students to become independent learners?
Would you like your students to learn at higher levels? Do you want to
provide rigorous instruction and still have fun? The first step to a
rigorous classroom is setting your vision. Try this activity:
Project
that it is the last day of school and write a letter to a colleague or
friend. Describe the school year that just happened (remember, you are
imagining that the upcoming year has already happened). It was the best
year ever....it far exceeded your expectations. What did you do? What
happened with your students? How did they learn and grow and change?
How did you?
Create your vision..and then strive to live it! Have a great year!
Great idea. I want my 5/6 graders to become critical thinkers. I want them to see both sides of a situation or point of view.
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