Are you ready for this upcoming school year!? I’ll be honest, I’m definitely not ready yet.
School starts on August 17th for me and I purposely put off any concrete planning until now. I was hoping that would help quarantine summer actually feel like a vacation.
Now it’s time for me to jump in and design my syllabi, revamp my curricula, and get in the right head space. Keep reading for all my tips and tricks to plan an awesome fall!
Yours in planning,
Julia
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Google Calendar Tips
I LOVE a good calendar. I could talk about all the different calendars I keep, but for today let’s just focus on Google Calendar. I’ve tried many different calendar-type tools for lesson planning – physical print outs with notes scribbled all over, post-it notes, and online ones like Chalk or Planboard. But I finally found…
WHAT I’M READING
- Five Easy Lessons by Randall D. Knight – this book is for my fellow physics teachers out there!
- Atomic Habits by James Clear – this will help you in your personal life as well as in the classroom
- Crucial Conversations – master those tough conversations you’ve been avoiding, or check out Crucial Accountability to hold students to high standards
I am feeling the OVERWHELM that plagues all teachers before the beginning of a new school year. And with the distance learning/in-person/hybrid craziness, I don’t even know where to start.
Luckily, earlier this summer I created the PERFECT resource to help me – and YOU – plan an awesome fall. Grab your copy of my ’20-’21 Teacher Planning Workbook today!
Julia Ziac 