https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7 2020 Classroom en-us 2020-05-01 16:36:52 UTC 2026-02-27 19:59:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1f1-1f1f7.png https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544957745 Sound Like: Engaging,Exciting Fun 

Smell Like: Welcoming, 

]]> 2020-05-01 22:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544957745 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544960921 Create a get-to know you questionnaire
Get started lesson/unit planning
Talk to teachers from last year to get to know my students ]]> 2020-05-01 22:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544960921 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961007 -decorating my classroom in a way that doesn't just have boring commercial anchor charts around the room that says math is cool but just a cool decorated classroom that is made math relevant. Ex: having a flag in the room with a strip of construction paper going across the sides that are labeled length and width to represent the area formula
-Having really organized filing cabinets with folders for each student
-Having a table to picking up deliverables
-Having classroom expectations posted clearly in the room

]]> 2020-05-01 22:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961007 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961079 -Have a clear system in place for where you want everything in the class to be with labels. So where students can get a pencil, paper, their lesson for the day, their notebooks, place for finished work, etc. 
-Stay up to date/ahead with anchor charts
-Have some fun things in place like student of the day, Friday "free" time, Live Quizizz contests, etc. 
- Be proactive in contacting parents]]> 2020-05-01 22:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961079 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961087 Look into strategies for learning names
Come up with good icebreaker activities
Think about classroom decorating & bulletin board ideas
Look for inspiration for cultural relevance pertaining to whatever course(s) I will be teaching
Get to know the area around the school
Design classroom management expectation and rule posters
Plan a few lessons ahead of time]]> 2020-05-01 22:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961087 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961103 Our admin already has our first unit plan due next Wednesday so definitely a lot of planning ahead 

Plan the first few days/norm setting/routines

Get more familiar with the IB format 

Thrift little things to create a break space in my room]]> 2020-05-01 22:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961103 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961214 -Get in touch will all parents the first week of school to introduce myself and open lines of communication
-Create systems around daily routines, interactive notebooks, exit tickets, and self-tracking
-Have a visual whole-class reward system from the first day of school
-Black/Latinx mathematician of the month bulletin board
-Problem of the week (optional) with incentives for participating

]]> 2020-05-01 22:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961214 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961826 -contact parents prior to the first day of school or at least during the first week
-have classroom management systems in place and being taught from day one
-have a very welcome and cozy classroom that is well decorated
-Plan through the first quarter during the summer
-Get to know the area around my school and the school culture more
-flexible seating!!!!]]> 2020-05-01 22:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544961826 https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544962229 -Create a flex-space for seating for incentives or students that need priority seating
-Create authentic anchor charts for words and unit vocabulary with the students from the beginning and have a routine in place for students to know how to participate
-Learn student names/parent names and siblings
-Use a journal for students to keep notes and track responses]]> 2020-05-01 22:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/watsonintx2/4haow7k3euj1y9k7/wish/544962229