8.19.2012

Finding Your Beat!

The new school year is underway and as a teacher you have two choices to either let the actions in your classroom take control of you or you can take control of it. I have decided this year as I do ever year the later. The rhythm of your classroom is going to get you, you just have to decide to be proactive so that when it happens you are prepared. What does this mean? It means having varied, extensive, and detailed lesson plans...as well as your personal bag of tricks that you can pull from at a moments notice. This is especially true the first few days of school. As you get to know your students and they get to know you, you have to keep the flow and pace of the classroom together so that you project the image of a teacher in the know, not a teacher who knows not. It is always my goal to have my students leave believing they have struck gold by being in my class. This isn't easy to do, but if you are successful at it you can have a great year. If you can hook your students from the beginning, the rest of the year can flow by in an easy rhythm.

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