Coaching and Learning
Installment #20
Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:
It may be too soon for some, but hiring season for the start of next school year (August 2022/September 2022) is here.
My advice for this month: think about next year, now.
Whether you decide to stay at your school, your school network/charter/district, or the profession altogether is a conversation and critical conversation at that.
I think staying at a school is arguably easiest. The routine, community, expectations are known. Moving classrooms or grade levels can be done in a day, maybe two. It is arguably the safest route–safest in the sense of the known, the continuity of it all.
The hardest, without a doubt, is leaving the profession altogether–and this is a relatively recent choice, conversation, and common-enough occurrence of late to be a much more serious option for a lot more people.
Wherever you land on the spectrum of what to do, or what you’re considering, it’s time to think about next year . . . now.
Talk to colleagues, look at your contract papers/letters of intent, discuss it with family and/or friends, do what’s best for you and make a plan for next year . . .
Thanks to COVID the entire educational landscape has been in constant flux, this includes a direct impact on training and professional development.
Both webinars scheduled in January have been moved, my calendar has completely changed. But this is the world and life we live in . . . so here’s my new schedule of webinar presentations coming up!
*For: So You Have A Student That Needs Phonics Instruction . . . Now What? – click here.
*For: How to be an Advocate for Your Black & Brown Students – click here.
*For: So You Want to Teach Banned Books – click here.
A repeat of all my work this past year–replete with additions, updates, and clarifications based on my initial presentation(s) and feedback. It’s been quite the July — and I still have a certification series to go!
Already presented (and available on-demand):
A series to go:
These webinars have served as a tremendous opportunity for growth. I have had to review what is most important to my work and research for every topic. I have had to play with technology and visual organization. I have had to rehearse definitions, arguments, concepts, frameworks, and possible Q & A. I feel more and more prepared, more and more inspired with each presentation–and I hope you can join me! Sign-up, and/or share this opportunity with a friend!
Can’t join? Not really something you can share now? Then provide me with added ideas as I move forward and keep presenting 😁🤗
Installment #16:
Five things I never knew . . . until I became a teacher:
C is for Camacho 