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2011 Resolutions

list Yah, you know I totally love to make resolutions. I make them ALL the time! It’s Monday… time for a new resolution! It’s July… time a for a new resolution! I like to think of it as continual improvement and adjustment.

1. Obviously, my resolution for school is to, again, keep up with grading. For the rest of the semester, I think that will show up more as projects – wherein students are working for several days on a finished product, rather than having an assessment of their learning almost every day. And to quit screwing around during my prep period talking to people about stuff that doesn’t really need to be talked about, like who is going to make me loose my mind that day.

2. Sadly, although I received a Mimio for my classroom several weeks ago, I have yet really pull it out the box. I haven’t had the time to explore with it or even figure out how to plug it in. Hopefully, I’ll do that this year!

3. Be more organized! Actually, I did quite a lot of organization this summer – like a full month of going through every single file in the file cabinets (mine and two other teachers’ hand-me-downs), my overstuffed closet. However, things do tend to pile up on my desk during the school year. I need to keep it cleaned off and keep everything going smoothly.

4. Get up earlier! A calm morning makes for a calm morning. The easier it is for me to get out the door, the more calm I’ll start the day off at school. Plus, the earlier I get there, the more time for set up and those pesky meetings that always seem to creep up on me. I make no guarantees that I’ll love it, though.

What else? What do you think a teacher should resolve to do?

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