ten things tuesday

So now I'm in the first week of Summer Vacation.  I thought I would revise this.

This is the first week of the fourth quarter of school.  I don't know where the year has gone.  I thought I would revisit the goals I set for the year in August and see how I'm progressing.

1)  Nominate students for even more opportunities for them to grow and learn, especially on a state-wide or national level. I have done this with great results! As of June 12, this has been a success!  Several students are at summer institutes for leadership, civics, and are representing my school well!

2)  Lead my department to teamwork.  Instead of four people in the same department, I want to be a four-part unit, working toward common goals.  This is going to be a major effort since the three people have very different classroom experiences and expectations. *sigh* this has not been easy, but I'm working on it So, this was not as successful as I had hoped.  It will be on my goal list for next year, too.

3)  Keep up with my grade book and make materials accessible to students online and in physical copy. I've done this!  This was a big success!

4)  Have a successful school-wide Mock Election. This was a huge success! I'm planning, now, to have a voter registration drive and an off-year election.

5)  Put a cap on letters of recommendation.  I will write fifteen. I wrote more... I even wrote one for next year.

6)  Submit the revised Advanced Placement US History syllabus I wrote over the summer before Christmas. uh... nope This is something that doesn't actually have to happen

7)  Empty one tall and one short file cabinet.  Out they go! One short one is empty, and I'm almost done. A tall one. Alrighty — I've done this!  I emptied out two tall file cabinets and four short file cabinets and they have been removed from my room!

8)  Reorganize the bookcase next to my desk so it holds materials I use instead of being a repository for stuff I never touch. this is done! I have hung certificates of AP credentials on the wall where the bookcase was.  

9)  Try one activity or strategy that is far out of my comfort zone.  I have done this with every class! This was a fun goal!

10)  Build stronger relationships with administrators, work besties, and my mentee.  Foster relationships with teachers of other departments. I've done surprisingly well with this! I had some meaningful conversations with students at the end of the school year--I would definitely say I accomplished this!