- I taught two sections of 8th grade Algebra 1 and one section of 7th grade. All of my 8th graders took the Algebra 1 Regents, and all my 7th graders took the NY State Common Core Math Test.
- One class in each grade was an integrated co-teaching class with some co-teaching challenges in the beginning of the year.
- My 8th graders were the first group of 6th graders that I ever taught, and to date, the only group of students I have had for three years in a row.
- I unofficially became the 8th grade coordinator which meant coordinating fundraising, planning a senior trip, coordinating an 8th grade t-shirt, ordering caps and gowns, and planning/making a graduation happen, all of which I have never really done before.
- My elective this year was also Memory Makers, which made the middle school yearbook, which, again, was something I had never done before.
- My school started an National Junior Honor Society chapter, and I was the chapter advisor.
- This was my first year of Math for America Master Teacher Fellowship.
- I participated in my Algebra for All cohort sessions.
So this year was busy. Tuesday was our last day of school, but I went in yesterday and today to inventory all of the math manipulatives (which I have wanted to do for three years now), organize all of the CMP3 textbooks, and finish cleaning up my room. I will say that even though I haven't been good writing on here, I did keep up with #teach180 on Twitter for the most part, which I am proud of.
I do want to hold myself accountable and write more on here in the next couple of days, so here are some things I would like to go deeper into:
- Reflecting on my EOY student survey & Algebra 1 Regents data
- Glows & grows from this past school year
- Curriculum planning for next year
- Assuming I will be the 8th grade coordinator again next year, being more organized with everything including my Memory Makers yearbook elective & the NJHS
- My experience with having my students research & present Math Chats this year and how I might be more organized with that this year
- Now that I have inventoried all of the math manipulatives, thoughtfully plan out how I will use them nest school year
- Read A More Beautiful Question, which I found in my school's book room today
- Last summer I participated in Brilliant.org's 100 Day Challenge, but unfortunately, they are not doing it this year, but I want to do something to explore math content-wise, so I will look into either their Problems of the Week or Khan Academy
Like I said, I kind of regret not writing more on here this year, but now that summer is here, I hope to relax and reflect on here a little bit so I can re-charge for the new year.