So, it's now the 2nd of January and planning is taking over my head. I feel that I need to up my game next term but not entirely sure where to start as there are a lot of things that I feel I can do better but can't do them all at once! So far, I've typed up my expectation sheets for putting on tables so that the kids know what I expect from them every time. That means that I don't have to include things like spelling etc in the success criteria as they will become more of an expectation. I also need to try and make things as streamlined as possible for myself so that I spend less time on marking and more time on planning quality lessons. I intend to start by asking for homework to be handed in on a Thursday instead of a Friday. That way I can spend some of my time out on a Thursday morning marking homework and a Thursday night, freeing up more of my weekend. I've also tried to plan out a whole term's worth of work for maths this term. The last 2 terms I felt that I would teach one bit of a concept and then not really know where to take the rest of it. I decided this time that I would plan out the direction of the lessons so that when we reached a point where I felt that we had an understanding of the basic concepts, I would know exactly where I wanted to take the rest. It also means that I have all of the success criteria and learning intentions planned out so that I don't have to do this every week, I can just pick up the flipcharts on the whiteboard.
I hope that things like this are going to mean less stress throughout the term and more focussing on what is important, i.e. the learning that is going on in the class. There are loads of other things I would love to try like a flipped classroom etc but baby steps are definately the way to go......
If you have any ideas that would help me to spend my time in a more focussed way, please feel free to leave comments below. Much appreciated! And if you're looking for some, you should check out the book in this link. 100 things awesome teachers do
Thanks for reading
Kx
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