I have quite the high aspiration to chat more here...would seem that I plenty to say about all things literacy, especially with this many years of experience and still enjoying my vocation/vocation.
Signs That I Still LOVE Teaching:
- Mentally beginning to plan for Semester 2...with still a week of Christmas Break remaining.
- Meeting peers for lunch and work time...one day next week...while still on Christmas Break.
- Learning students' backgrounds...and using that info to make a difference.
- Decorating my room for the seasons...still in love with the vintage truck theme!
- Reading professional books and magazines to be ever better prepared. Love learning!
Speaking of planning for 2020...our principal has shared a book with all students and is encouraging each student's choosing One Word. Several of my advisees have chosen their words...and the group has a Group Word...Oh! Yes, oh...with an exclamation mark, which is just so cool! That word represents epiphanies that occur during our daily times together.
Between now and going back to school, I am going to create a piece of artwork, on which "Oh!" is the center word. Then, I will print each of their words in outline form. They, then, may color/decorate their words. As they complete their words, we will decoupage our words around the Group Word. I have the vision! Hope it turns out as I foresee the final product!
My One Word? Restore. Such an interesting word for me.
- bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate.
- repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition.
Hummm...really an interesting word.
Now...to read Murder on the Orient Express for a book club this week...:)
