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Now I do things differently!
During the past few years I've done a bulk of my next year planning in June while school is fresh in my mind. With aging parents who have many health concerns and three teenagers/young adults, I never know where my summer will lead me so I want to be prepared!
One of my first summer projects is to tweak classroom procedures. What changes do I need to make for next year's class? What procedures worked well? What procedures did not meet my expectations? What new ideas do I want to implement next year?
I know the importance of sharing classroom procedures and expectations from day one in the classroom. The procedures set the tone for the entire year! That is why I plan these first, a few days after the school year closes and continue to revisit them during the summer.
This summer I created the SMART Board program and PowerPoint presentation called Smart Classroom Procedures, containing 22 colorful slides of my classroom procedures. It's all set to show my new students the first day of school, but can be edited through the summer with new ideas that I may want to try. I can also show these procedures many times during the school year (after breaks-when students seem to have forgotten the routine) or view one particular procedure and easily change it during the year if needed. (Some procedures don't work for certain groups of students.)
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Each slide engages the students with colorful graphics. My procedures are texted in, but can be edited to fit your own classroom.
With this major task complete, I can now take a break and celebrate July!
Happy 4th everyone!
Amy
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