Dos and Don’ts for the end of the year
Hi teachers,
If you are already done with school….stop reading education blogs already!! Go to the beach already. If you are still in the last few weeks, here are some dos and don’ts to keep you sane and organized as wrap things up.
DO projects.
Students love end of year projects. For an educational perspective, it gives them time to synthesize information in a meaningful way. From a realistic perspective, it keeps classes engaged as weather gets nice and spring fever sets in.
DON’t save all your papers.
One master copy of each document. You will NOT remember you have 23 extra copies of Worksheet #16 next February. I promise.
DO scan.
While you’re looking through your papers, ask yourself–can I be more digital? Share online files and folders with your students and you will not need to eat lunch in the copy room so often next year.
DON’T try to keep the same pace you did in February.
Again–reality check: Your students are exhausted. You are likely also exhausted. When I plan at the beginning of the year, I try to be realistic about pacing: slow at the beginning, fast in the middle, slow at the end. Like an airplane ride. To a summer vacation…..far far away!
See you in September.