BEST PRACTICES FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL

BEST PRACTICES FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL

Are you planning on following these best practices in the upcoming year? #best practices #teacherpd

Make sure every student feels welcomed by greeting them at the door.
Make sure you smile and make eye contact.
Learn your students names early by saying them often.
Use collaborative strategies in your class like think, pair, share and jigsaw groupings.
Remember that relationships have more return than anything else. Build them.
Make sure you ditch your desk time and interact with the students throughout the lesson.
Make sure you know your standards and plan around meeting those standards.
Give real world examples before when you explain new concepts. This will help anchor student background knowledge.
Get feedback from your students about how things are going. Make sure you get a variety of student voices to ensure ALL students are represented.
Rest! Go home and do something fun with your friends or family at the end of each day. Teaching is tiring and you need to recharge. You cannot give anything from an empty cup!