Day 6

A good mentor is someone that is able to provide the help and support needed by some one else in their efforts to grow and achieve.  The best mentors are good listeners, patient, and willing to help share a load when someone is feeling overwhelmed.

Day 5

This is my office.....which isn't my classroom, but it's the closest I've got without trying to take credit for work someone else has done in their room.  What I would like to see is better organization.  I get too cluttered every year, so I'm trying to be more streamlined and organized this year!

Day 4

The thing I love most about teaching is the chance to help students grow into young adults.  Teaching content is fun, but teaching life skills and life lessons is even more meaningful.  I value the relationships I get to make with my students and hope that I am providing a positive influence for their future.

Day 3

I suppose an "observation" area where I would like to improve is on making classroom procedures just a bit more standard and streamlined for every period.  It can be a challenge as a floater, but I'd like to get better in those areas.

Day 2

I would like to find a way to video record my class period each day so I could post video from class online every night.  This would be a way to provide instruction to students that are out of class due to field trips, illness or any of the other reasons seniors come up with to not be in class.  I'm just not sure what the best equipment to use would be, and I'd need to figure out the logistics of how to set up and break down quickly and efficiently each day as I float into someone else's classroom.

Day 1

Goals for the year:
1) Keep things in perspective
2) Manage my time well
3) Maintain healthy work and personal life balance
4) Less worrying, more enjoying