Opportunity Knocks

 "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson

What seeds might you plant as we move towards Spring? What opportunities are you finding amidst the challenges of March?

How is the data DRIVING our academic goals?

How can data from AR and Aleks be used to set short-term and/or long-term academic goals for Advisory (as a class and individually)?

In regards to our BOYS' classes what challenges are emerging? What SUCCESSES, STRATEGIES, INTERVENTIONS or TIPS could you share that are working.

Silently Reading as a DAILY practice

How have you PREPARED or how do you PLAN to PREPARE your students to fully participate in SSR beginning on March 2rd "Read Across America Day"?

Remembering when WE were students.

Think back to your days as a student. Where did you have to sit? What do you recall about your learning groups? In retrospect, where would you have preferred to sit for your academic success? What are some qualities you would have appreciated as a partner?

What are some RULES and EXPECTATIONS that you currently have and follow in your classroom? How do you make them known to your students?

What are some interventions you use for students who are off task in your classroom? What are some rewards you give to students who are on task in your classroom?