I have decided that to better prepare myself for this new year of teaching, I will chronicle everything that I decide to do and how it works. That way, when this time next year rolls around and I am looking back to tweak and revamp things, I won't be stuck where I am now. I remember having all these great ideas at the end of the year last year and throughout the year of things I would like to try, but I can't remember the ACTUAL details. So here is my remedy. Create a blog. And hopefully remember to update/actually blog every once and awhile so that I have these great ideas to look back on.
Since this is the first post on this blog, I'll start by sharing a little about myself. I am about to be a second year teacher at a high school in Northern Virginia. This past year I taught Algebra 1, Algebra 1, Part 1 and AFDA (Algebra, Functions & Data Analysis). One Algebra 1 class and my part 1 class were team-taught ESOL classes. My favorite class by far was Algebra 1. I had 3 sections of it and my students were great. Luckily I feel that way, because this year, I will be teaching 4 sections of Algebra 1 and tackling a brand new subject (to teach, at least) Algebra 2. I am so stoked to have all Algebra classes this year, even if they are all SOL classes. In order to prepare myself for the SOL classes, I have already started to stock up on my $0.15 folders at Staples, much to the dismay of my husband who thinks I am obsessed with school supplies. (He may have a valid reason or twenty to feel that way!)
So there you have it. A little about me, a little about my journey and a lot of math to be excited about! I am so excited to start a new school year with a new outlook and a completely different take on classroom management. It looks a little like this:
But more on that later... Thanks for sticking with me and learning with me as I prepare and begin for my second year of teaching!
