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  • Bailey Mortensen

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    July 19, 2021 at 9:41 am

    I finished the Start the School Year Off Right course and loved the idea of jumping right in to working on math tasks in small, random groups. Showing students how the school year will go is way better than telling them.

    I can’t wait to meet and get to know my students! I have set a goal to memorize all their names in the first two weeks of school. I also plan to get to know them through a pie chart assignment in which they create a pie chart for how they spend their time. It will be interesting to learn about their activities outside of my classroom so I can better support them.

    I also met with all my coworkers (except for one other teacher who is new to the school) and got to know them individually. I feel much more comfortable now that I know their names and a bit about them. I’m looking forward to working with them because they all seem to get along well.

    Lastly, I’ve been getting to know my curriculum by studying the textbook for my Integrated 1 class and the online materials for my Algebra 1 class. Knowing exactly what topics I will be teaching is very helpful. My next step is to identify the standards or learning goals I need to cover and find tasks or activities for my students to do so they can learn them.

  • Bailey Mortensen

    Member
    June 2, 2021 at 9:39 am

    I wonder how I can improve the culture in my class to be about learning and growth and not about grades.

  • Bailey Mortensen

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    May 27, 2021 at 10:37 am

    I just finished reading Peter Liljedahl’s “Building Thinking Classrooms” and it has inspired me! I can’t wait to start working with random groups of students at white boards. It has also made me very curious about strategies for assessing student learning. After I finish the “How to Start the School Year off Right” course, I plan to take the course on “Assessment” so I can get a better picture of how that might look in my class.

  • Bailey Mortensen

    Member
    May 25, 2021 at 10:44 am

    Jumping right in is probably the best way to help them see how class is going to be (not explaining how class is going to be). I like the idea of explaining the rules as they come up.

  • Bailey Mortensen

    Member
    May 10, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    I just found out that I will be teaching Algebra 1 and Integrated 1 (algebra and geometry) next year. I will be meeting with several co-workers on Friday to get to know them and the curriculum better. I am also going to begin the “How to Start the Year off Right” course on this site.

  • Bailey Mortensen

    Member
    April 28, 2021 at 9:37 am

    Next school year.

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