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My main goal is to be mindful of what comes my way. The focus and stress this year is not only on being a first year teacher, but also taking on this new approach to virtual learning. My goal this year is to make sure my students' needs are met through this new virtual world, academically and emotionally. To be successful, I must make sure I have good communication with each individual student, along with their parents/guardians. I must remind myself to communicate with parents when celebrating students, not only when there are concerns.

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My goal for this year is to be organized with all my paperwork that I need to complete. I want to build relationships with my students this year and let them know that I am here for them always especially during this virtual world we are in right now. My hope is to build strong friendships among my colleagues and be there for others during this time as we continue to push through virtual learning.

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My goal for this year is to establish myself as a reliable, consistent, hardworking, and creative leader within the FCPS community. I will focus on building relationships with my colleagues, students, and students' parents/guardians, as well as delivering quality instruction.

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My goal is to be organized in getting paperwork completed. My goal is to also build rapport with each of my students and make speech therapy fun.

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My goal for the year is to get good grades

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My goal for this year is to become a more empathetic educator. Being able to listen to my students needs and to help guide them through this hard time.

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My goal is to build relationships with each student so they enjoy coming to class and to understand that virtual learning is difficult but we will all get through it together.

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It is my intent to establish myself as a fair, firm, consistent, creditable, and caring educational professional spearheading a fun engaging program rich with collaboration, and co-creation.

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My goal is to be intentional, consistent, and specific with program delivery and relationship building.

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My goal is to develop in my competency in communication specifically in the realm of emailing parents. In work as an instrumental music teacher, I often have interaction with parents asking questions about instruments, sessions, etc, and one of my goals is to improve my professionalism in my prompt response and communication.

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My goal is to be a confident teacher. I often find myself questioning my knowledge and abilities and have to remind myself that I can do this!

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My goal is to work with my team to become someone that shares materials. The teachers I work with have such great ideas and I want to become that type of person as well.

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My goal is to be beyond prepared for every day. I want to constantly be learning through my resources in FCPS and beyond.

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My goal is to work on being an educated educator and building relationship with both my students and their families!

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My goals are to build relationships and a positive community online and in person. To not be afraid of collaboration and consultation. Finally to be purposeful in my interactions

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My goal is to create a positive environment for students and to also keep in touch with classroom teachers and parents. Engage students in the lessons and make them enjoyable. I would also like to create unit plans for prolonged projects for the students

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My goal is to become familiar with the pacing guide in order to make sure that my lessons flow evenly from week to week so students can gain as much knowledge as possible.

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My goal is to reach my students at the best of my ability.  I want to help students and parents also become better handlers of virtual learning.

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My goal this year is to build good relationships with my students, parents and colleagues. Another goal of mine this year is to educate myself on the best way to educate my students.

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My goal this year is to build strong relationships with my team as well  as the students and their parents.  I think we have better relationships with the parents than when we are in the classroom because they are essentially our co-teachers and an important part of the learning process right now for our little ones.

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My goal for this year is to maintain strong and positive relationships with not only my students and their families but with my new colleagues as well.

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My goal is to strive to build the best relationships possible with my students and families in this virtual world. Also, giving myself and others grace and understanding during this alternative learning platform.

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My goal is to connect with the students, parents, and staff at my new home school. I need to conduct myself with empathy, confidence, and professionalism so that both students and  stakeholders know that I am a safe individual that can be counted on, even in tough situations and during the challenges of virtual learning

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I want to keep in mind that everything I say in Google Meets is for the STUDENT. I am tempted or just automatically default to comments that are empathizing with the parents. Comments that the students would not understand or benefit from. I need to make sure my conduct is how it would be in the classroom without parents, and put them out of mind during meets.

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My goal is to build connections and relationships with my students so they feel comfortable with the virtual platform. I also want to share my love of reading and books with my students.

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My goal is to collaborate more with related service providers, SEIAs, IAs, general education and special education teachers.

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My goal is to work on being an educated educator and building relationship with both my students and their families!

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My goal this year is to be positive with all staff members and with the families and students! Being positive will go a long way!

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My goal is to learn the essential elements of the curriculum and help my students and parents to get comfortable with the information and to feel comfortable to express needs and wants for their children . I want to HEAR each and everyone voice and to know that it matters to me.

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My goal is to focus on being an educated educator. Meaning I have a firm grasp of the standards & content being taught. In addition to having positive relationships with my coworkers.

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My goal is to remain current on applicable topics, news, policies, and studies. To build a bridge of professional communication between myself, my coworkers, and students/families. To conduct myself as a competent and positive presence for myself, teammates, and students

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My goal is to work on my conduct. I want to work on my confidence when communicating with parents. Being a first year teacher, I get somewhat intimidated by parents who take their frustrations out with the virtual learning scenario on me through email and it has been something I have been taking very personally

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My goal is to connect with staff and students and deliver quality lessons where students are learning their standards. 

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My goal is to connect with staff and students and deliver quality lessons where students are learning their standards. 

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My goal is to gain a firm grasp of the MSDE standards across the subjects and the scope/sequence that applies to them. I want to be able to contribute more to my team, aside from being the tech support role I have taken.

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My goal for this year is to really focus on a positive attitude despite all the challenges that virtual learning brings and how it may effect those I am working with.

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My goal for this year is to build relationships with my students and to be a bright part of their day. I will bring a positive attitude and always encourage them to do their best.

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My goal for this year to keep the virtual environment as simplified as possible in order to help my aim at building relationships still thrive even with a new format.

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My goals is to create and grow in positive relationships with my students and their parents.  Having those relationships will help students be more open to learning from me and help parents be more open to helping me and receiving guidance from me.

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My goal is to continually seek and gain more information when there is something I do not know YET - I will form meaningful relationships this way by being authentic, professional and competent.

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My goal is to continually seek and gain more information when there is something I do not know YET - I will form meaningful relationships this way by being authentic, professional and competent.

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My goal is to make a difference in the lives of my students academically and emotionally.

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My goal is to work towards excellence as I learn a lot of new strategies and curriculum this school year.

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My goal this year is to inspire positivity and engagement with one another and my subject area in  order to promote a lifelong love of learning.

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My goal this year is continue to work on being proficient in all subject areas. I feel like as a teacher your learning is never done and it's my responsibility to continue to learn so that I can be the teacher for my students.

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My goal is to adjust my attitude toward student expectations in the face of a new learning platform which requires more patience and consideration of individual student needs.

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A big goal of mine is to be really intentional about the relationships I am forming with my students and families. Forming meaningful relationships can be tough in a virtual environment but it is all the more important to do so. Relationships will allow me to understand the diverse needs of my learners while also helping me to maintain a positive classroom culture.

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A goal of mine for this school year is to work to be a strong and constant communicator with families, teammates, and staff.  This can be a challenge in the virtual environment because we don't see each other as often.  Also, I want to remember to always come at every decision with the idea of service in mind.  It is my job to work for the good of my students and families in all aspects of our day.

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My goal is to continue building competency as it relates to being a certified educator. I plan to be more proficient and knowledgeable on my subject of English Learners through advancing academically as well as through professional learning opportunities.

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Having a positive attitude this school year is going to help make me a better teacher. Having determination to learn new things and understand that not everything is going to be perfect. Also, being able to maintain a service mentality when responding to frustrated families, will be imperative to creating a lasting relationship during these unprecedented times.

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My goal this year is competency. I want to become more proficient in all of the learning platforms that the district uses. I want to make sure that I understand the curriculum well and that I can effectively teach my students.

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One of my goals is to pursue excellence for myself and students while maintaining grace and patience, which I think comes from my conduct as well. I also want to

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My biggest goal is to strive for excellence each day. I am struggling to love this virtual teaching, however I am doing this for my students. They make these circumstances so worth it and I want to be my best for them.

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A goal of mine is to have clear communication with students and families. I can accomplish this by making sure that I am competent in many areas (technology, education, content) and by ensuring that my students and their families know that I have the good of the students in my best interest.

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One of my goals is build relationships with my students and parents. My other goal is to also increase participation and build a positive community in my classroom. My final goal is to include a growth mindset in the virtual and in person class

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One of my goals is to build relationships with my students and my teammates. It's tough to do in a virtual environment. I also plan to not work until 9 at school every day like I've done for the past few years - boundaries! Finally, I believe in building relationships with families and need to figure out how to best communicate with families.

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One of my goals is to create a strong sense of community in each of my classes and establish open communication.

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My goal for this year is to be more concise when I speak! My second goal is to survive my first year of teaching!

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Build relationships with kids in this format. Make learning, writing, and reading fun.

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This year I'll continue to strive to build strong relationships with families in my community be a positive voice and advocate for school and students.  

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This year I'll continue to strive to build strong relationships with families in my community be a positive voice and advocate for school and students.  

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One of my goals for the year is to strengthen my communication skills. I think that with the virtual learning platform our instruction and directions need to be as clear as ever if we want to help our students succeed. I want to learn how to best communicate with the students and families in my classroom.

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My goal this year is to become a more competent teacher. This is my first year teaching in the United States as a full time teacher and I have so much to learn!

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My goal this year is to not only build relationships with students and parents this year, but to also maintain those relationships whenever we return to school. I also wish to build strong relationships with my team and coworkers so that I may further help my schools community. I believe that building these relationships is the backbone of everything we do as educators and involves all 5 aspects of being a professional.

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My goal for the year is to build relationships with students in the virtual environment. I want them to know I care about them and the quality of education they receive. I also want to set up professional boundaries for a healthy work life balance.

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My goal this year is to put my best into everything I do, to build strong relationships with students, challenge them as learners and also learn myself. I will adjust my instruction based on the needs of my students and do everything I can to ensure they succeed.

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My goal this year is to build relationships with my students through the barrier of a mask and shield. I hope that my students are able to build relationships with each other and meet yearly goals by working only at their desk independently. 

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My goal this year is to build relationships with my students through the barrier of a mask and shield. I hope that my students are able to build relationships with each other and meet yearly goals by working only at their desk independently. 

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My goal this year is to build relationships with my students in this virtual environment. I want them to know I care about their education so they in turn can care about their own education.  For some of these kids, that may be the only way to get them to try.

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My goal this year is to build relationships with my students in this virtual environment. I want them to know I care about their education so they in turn can care about their own education.  For some of these kids, that may be the only way to get them to try.

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My goal for this year is to be an example of having a growth mindset as I navigate this new virtual model. Teaching in an engaging way virtually can sometimes be difficult but if I can show my parents, colleagues, and students that I am willing to do everything I can to grow in my profession, it will set a positive tone for this school year. I believe this will also better my relationships with my parents and students because they will recognize that I am learning new skills to better support the student's learning.

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One of my goals is to find a balance of lesson planning and grading. I believe that if I am more efficient in finding times throughout the week to devote to these tasks, then I will be able to plan more effective lessons, which will, in turn, help my students to learn the content more fully.

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My goal for this year is to lead by example for my students, showing them that I care about them and their artwork, rather than just telling them. Hopefully they will grow to see me as a competent, serious artist and know that I see them the same way. Professionally, I want to be organized, and set healthy boundaries.

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My goals for the year is to build connections with my students, their guardians, and my coworkers. Being a first year teacher is stressful enough, but I hope to build strong relationships that make this my dream job. By modeling professional behavior on my google meets, my students will view first hand the expectations for their behavior as well.

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One of my goals for this year is to foster an open line of communication between the families, students, and the school.  I hope that students and parents will feel comfortable enough to actively communicate their questions, concerns, and successes.  I hope to build a solid relationship with the students and their families and to be viewed as someone they trust.    

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One of my goals for this year is to foster an open line of communication between the families, students, and the school.  I hope that students and parents will feel comfortable enough to actively communicate their questions, concerns, and successes.  I hope to build a solid relationship with the students and their families and to be viewed as someone they trust.    

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My goal for this year is to increase my expertise and understanding of special education practices, the curriculum for the classes I am co-teaching and the different virtual resources that are available. I am also seeking to hone my organizational abilities as I strive to become better at multi-tasking to ensure that I am able to communicate effectively with students and parents to create relationships of trust and to meet their needs.

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My goal for this year is to be able to build relationships with my students   even though we are virtual. Building relationships and gaining trust and respect from my students is my number one priority!

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My goal is to focus on building relationships with parents that will continue throughout the school year. Now more than ever I need to communicate that we work together as a team to ensure quality education.

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One of my goals for this school year is to build relationships with not only my students, but with their parents. I think it is even more important to build parents relationships while we are distance learning, as many parents are spending a great deal of their time working with students to complete their work. I want parents to feel comfortable asking questions about the school work and voicing their concerns about students.

I also want to develop professional relationships with my students so they are more willing to communicate their uncertainties or difficulties. In addition to this, I am hoping the professional relationships I plan to build will make students feel more comfortable coming to class and engaging in discussion.

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My goal is to build strong relationships with my students, families, and colleagues . My hope is that these relationships will build community, and give the framework needed for a successful year where students (and teachers and families) can thrive.

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One of my goals for this year is to have clear and more frequent communication with parents and students. In the virtual environment, I need to be extremely mindful of the instructions I am giving, where confusion may lie, and also that the information I am presenting will be received as I intend it. I also need to make a concerted effort to develop a  relationship with my parents as they can be placed on the "back burner" when there are such pressing concerns on a teacher every day. I want every parent to feel empowered to help their student be successful this year.

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My goal is to work at having better communication. I hope to communicate more effectively, find creative ways of communication, and finding ways to present my information more professionally.

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My goal is to make connections with my students and to keep the classroom environment positive.  I want the students to grow and learn while enjoying class.

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One of my goals this year is to continually aim for excellence in every aspect of teaching. I want to strive to build relationships with both students and colleagues, create an engaging learning environment for all of my students, and continue to maintain communication with parents and students as much as possible. I want to maintain a teachable spirit throughout the school year to ensure that I am being the best that I can be!

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My goal for this year is to build lasting relationships with students and staff. I have done a lot of moving around the past few years and as a result, moved schools each year I've taught. I'm really looking forward to staying at one school for longer than a year and being able to learn and grow with my students and coworkers. I have found this especially difficult in the virtual environment but hope to improve that with the use of new technology and methods of learning about one another.

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My goals for this year are to develop student engagement for virtual learning, create genuine connections with students and co-teachers, and strengthen my knowledge in curriculum development, instruction, and planning.

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My goal is to strive for excellence by continually working to improve my teaching. I will do this by asking questions and seeking advice from more experienced teachers and admin. I will also establish trusting relationships with families and colleagues by maintaining positive, open lines of communication.

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My goal a a special educator is to form and develop strong relationships with my students, parents, and coworkers. While it is more challenging to do this through the virtual environment, I know the importance of these relationships to my students success. As a first year teacher I would also like to work on my competency further developing my personal effectiveness.

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One of my main goals this year is to always maintain a positive attitude. Nothing is normal about this year, and there is a lot we could all complain about.  Despite this, I am trying to do my part as a team player, and look at this year in a positive light. I am going to see the glass as half full if you will.

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My goal is to maximize my personal effectiveness by working to improve my skills in the Virtual Classroom and by focusing on communication with students, parents, and colleagues.

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My goal for this year is to provide the best education I can currently virtual and one day in the classroom. As well as be flexible and try new technology outlets I might not be comfortable with. I want to build a strong background around our classical education. I want to continue to build a positive relationship and communication with my students, staff and families.

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My goal this year is to determine effective ways to connect me to my students and to connect students to other students. This is such a challenge during virtual learning but is also of the utmost importance.

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My goals this year are to work on building positive relationships with my students and to learn as much as I can along this journey! There are some obvious challenges that go along with trying to build relationships virtually. With consistent communication, I hope to continue improving the relationships that I have with my students and even instill a sense of community amongst them. Additionally, I hope to learn as much as I can from my colleagues and mentors. In doing so, I will continue to attend meetings, accept any constructive criticism, and uphold a growth mindset.

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My goal this year as a new special educator is to build strong and meaningful relationships with my students and their families. I want to also build strong relationships with my colleagues and my school community. I want to build in my professional knowledge in special education to provide the best services for my students.

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My goal is to build strong and lasting relationships with my parents and students. I alsovwant to have positive open communication relationship with parents and co-workers. This will make virtual learning (or a transition to in person) easier and smoother for everyone.

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My goal is to build strong and trusting relationships with my students and their families. I want to have good and effective communication when passing information. I want my students to feel welcomed and want parents to communicate with me if they have any questions or concerns. Another goal I have is to be relaxed and not stress over small things. I know everyone is learning and this is a new experience for all. This is my first year teaching and I need to make sure that I do not overwhelm myself and my students. But at the same time, learn the information I need to help support my students.

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My goal for this year is to master the structure of the middle school science curriculum and to find effective processes for delivering the content to meet the wide ranging needs, abilities, and readiness levels of the students. As the year begins, I know it can be overwhelming to just design and deliver a lesson. That being said, I need to be sure to differentiate those lessons for my students

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My goal is to build strong relationships with my students and be able to communicate with them effectively online.  I do not want to overwhelm my already overwhelmed students and I want to be able to provide a safe space for them to learn in.

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My goal this year is to build my professional competency in all things technology. I am used to using an online platform for assignments, lessons, and homework. However, I want to be able to incorporate all of the awesome resources such as Padlet, Gimkit, Flipgrid, Screencastomatic, etc. It is interesting trying to navigate all of these tools and it takes me a while to figure out, but once I do it's totally worth it! I just want to keep the instructions and content simple while also making it fun and interesting for the students to learn.

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My goal is to learn better techniques to build community while in virtual learning.The is especially important and also more challenging with freshmen new to the school.

In addition, to become familiar with the story line and expectations of each class.

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My goal this year is to try to build relationships with my students through the screen. As a first year PE teacher, I need to earn the trust of my students so that when we go back to school, they will recognize me as a teacher who helped and encouraged them throughout a hard time. Especially with my 6th graders, who I may be teaching for the next few years to come.

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My goal this year is to build strong foundational relationships between students, families and staff members. Another one of my goals is to try to stay positive throughout the entire virtual learning experience. My go-to phrase lately has been, "be flexible!" There is just so much that happens during virtual learning, flexibility is key for me!

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My goal this year is to build strong relationships with students and their families. I think it is so important during this time of virtual learning to be in touch with the families on a regular basis because we really have to rely on them a lot during this time. I think we really need to be a team with the families even more than every before. Have clear, open, and honest communication with them. I also want to learn more about digital tools and how to best use them to support my students without overwhelming my families with tons of different websites to log in to.

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My goal this year is to have a positive attitude and build positive relationships with students, families and staff. I hope to achieve this by communicating openly, honestly, and often with students and families. I think this is so important this year since we are not with our students in the classroom. In addition, I want to achieve a higher level of competency with digital tools.

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Professional competency and communication with my students.  I am teaching in a predominantly Latino community and hope to be able to reach out to the students and communicate using some basis Spanish.  Hopefully this will help them understand as they navigate through lessons and their parents will be better prepared to help them from home.
What a crazy time to start a job in a new school/district.