Not only are you not alone if you believe things don't have to be this way. In fact you are part of a powerful American majority, one with the power to decide our future.
For much of my teaching career, I've definitely felt like the only way I was going to get better is if I sought out that self-improvement—and these 4 strategies resonated with me:
⓵ Purposeful Practicing
⓶ Recognizing Milestones
⓷ Monitoring Progress
⓸ Find a Mentor—and Be One to Others
If a high school says they value teaching writing, but their teachers have a student load over 100 the school is either lying or operating outside of their stated values. In schools where teachers are given the time and resources to do their work with an appropriate load, learning happens.
A reflection I like to try and sit with each summer as a teacher: what is a strength that I already have as a teacher that I want to lean into going forward?
If we only attend to our "growth areas," I think there's sometimes a missed opportunity.
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Thank you to everyone who is donating books to our classroom library! I can’t wait to add these to the growing collection. #TeacherSky
If you’d like to donate, my Tolle lege registry is at the end of my post. #CleartheList
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