Monday, December 11, 2017

Revisit Goals to Set Priority

I revisited my school year goals today to set priority, my main efforts as I begin 2018 include the following:

Math Education

  • attention to standards-based teaching
  • time for extra help sessions
  • attention and care related to students' individualized service/learning plans/practice
STE
  • research/planning related to new curriculum
  • implementation with a focus on hands-on, investigative, relevant learning
  • focus on environmental stewardship
  • focus on STEAM teaching/experiences
Teaching Community
  • TPL, TAC, Faculty Senate, Focus Groups, Teacher Collaborative, (Child Study when time avails)
  • Local union efforts
  • Culturally proficient teaching efforts: WPSF signage grant, student/family events/efforts, curriculum efforts
  • Grant to develop continued teamwork, collaborative goal setting, planning, collective teaching
Professional Learning
  • Special education course via MTA professional learning events
  • Application to summer National Endowment of the Humanities Institute
  • Continued reading/study related to culturally proficient teaching, and embedding that research into math, science, and reading teaching efforts
  • Renewal of certification - Fall 2018
Knowing what's on the priority list makes it easier to say yes or no when learning/teaching opportunities present themselves since we can't do it all.