On Thursday, September 15, 2016, we will complete the 21st day of our school year. As a team, we were challenged to go slow to go fast and build team because “kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”. Take time on Thursday to reflect. Think about:
- How did the start of the school year feel?
What do you know about your students? How does your knowledge about your students impact your teaching?
- How is the culture in your classroom? What created that culture?
- How are you going to deepen connections in the next 21 days?
- How do you feel as an educator?
Once you take time to reflect, remember culture and team as you teach and assess inquiry learning. Empower students to take ownership of their learning. Finally, think about what success really looks like and use the connection and knowledge of your students to help your classroom team get to success.
