Start of 2020-21 School Year: Goals

I have several thoughts about starting a new year and hope all the professional development can come to use. I feel this class setting is going to full of tears and grit from myself and the students, but keep this message for myself on to keep going and growing as a teacher. Now, my goals for this year our just stay sane and just take 9 weeks at a time since I get new students every 9 weeks as the STEAM teacher.  Other goals for my teaching include:

1. Professional development each month (Sphero, PBS, DE, BrainPOP, etc.)

2. Finish the weebly  website for Cognia certification 

3. Creation of mini-PBLs or STEAM challenge for students each month for 6th thru 8th grades  

4. Write 3 articles for Science Scope  

5. Present at a education conference either in-person or online  

A reminder for myself in these upcoming hard months with my kids (Jennasia, Jayden, and Jacory) this summer break!

 List of accomplishments (so I can remember.....so much going on): 

• BrainPOP Certified Educator
• Flip Grid Ambassador
• Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE, STEM I, STEM II, so many more)
• Adobe Creative Educator
• STAR Discovery Educator
• ISTE Summer Learning Academy 2020 
• Culturally and Historically Relevant Pedagogy
• Anti-Racist Pedagogy 
• Applied to be a Sphere Hero
• Working on Google Certified Teacher Level 1 and 2

List of apps using for class: 

1. Flip Grid
2. Sway
3. Jamboard
4. Menti
5. Google classroom
6. Google Forms 
7. OneNote

Make it an interesting year!