Summertime Goals Update

Hi all. Back to school is in full swing for me with students returning Monday which is not a moment too soon. I'm not going to lie to you...I love my colleagues! Seriously, I work with some really great people, but there comes a time, and I am sure most teachers can relate, when you have had too much adult interaction and are really just ready for a room full of students. Well, I am at that point. It helps that I teach great kids and we have some great conversations throughout the course of our work. So, I thought before life got crazy again...we all know it might be weeks before I blog again after school actually starts...I would update on how my personal summertime goals went (TBH...not as well as hoped!)

My goals were:

1. Update AP vocabulary list. (I thought about it...a lot, but never really changed it. Maybe that means it is good the way it is!)
2. Organize Google Drive .(DONE!!)
3. Redesign Graphic Organizers to be digital friendly. (So, I accomplished this with one, but honestly, this is hard for me and I actually think it is good for students to write ideas on paper before tackling the task on a computer!)
4. Make test for summer reading assignment. (Done, but only because they are taking it next week and I had no choice.)
5. Shuffle scope and sequence for PAP. (Done in theory and on big-picture calendar, but this is going to be a WIP this year.)
6. Read Outliers. (I am about halfway finished. I honestly read many other books which will be useful and beneficial in class, but this is the one I really wanted to finish and it kept getting pushed to the side...I'm disappointed in myself!)
7. Create a B2S Technology Presentation to use to get students up to date on the tech I use in my room from day one. (Done! And I am so excited about this. I think it is really going to save me time throughout the year.)
8. Organize and structure The Great Gatsby unit to introduce my PAP students to AP level work at the end of the year. (Not done, but honestly we are doing this in April and May. If one had to be procrastinated on, at least I chose the right one!)
9 and 10. Attend trainings. (Boy did I ever. I spent a week at year 2 of Laying the Foundation and several weeks in Austin preparing for my dual enrollment course. I also presented at our first ever Techpalooza Technology Fair.)

It is going to be a great year!!!