Summer Listing - June Progress Update

Can you lot believe it's already July?!?  I'm non solely certain where this summertime is going.  Shaun in addition to I only got dorsum from our opor-garai before this week, in addition to thence I thought it was fourth dimension to post an update regarding my progress on my Summer To-Do List.  

Table Rock Lake - Branson, MO

As for our vacation, nosotros decided to caput to Branson, MO for iv nights followed yesteryear iv nights inwards Little Rock, AR.  It was squeamish to larn away in addition to play tourist for a petty over a week.  Plus, Shaun got to double the release of U.S.A. states he has visited.  We also thoroughly enjoyed non having to worry virtually dishes, laundry, or other household chores.  I'd also say nosotros didn't intend whatever virtually school, but that would live a blatant lie.  

I took my late purchased re-create of creating some groupwork posters, Erin Flotte left a comment suggesting this mass every bit a nifty resource.  Within a twenty-four hr menstruum or two, I had ordered it from Amazon.  I chose to guild the 1994 2d Edition because it was significantly cheaper on Amazon.  But, I ended upwards loving the mass in addition to thence much that I kinda wishing I'd bought the 2014 third Edition.         

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 twosome of years ago, I had decided to implement groupwork inwards my class.  I made posters for grouping norms in addition to grouping roles, but I never genuinely ended upwards next through on it.  Sure, my students sat inwards groups, but they weren't doing existent grouping work.  

I had thought that I wanted to do groupwork because it would live beneficial for my students.  Reading Designing Groupwork showed me why groupwork is genuinely effective.  And, it showed me how tricky it is to describe off effective groupwork.  

The best affair virtually this mass is that it doesn't only halt there.  It gives specific things you lot tin do alongside your students to instruct them how to move effectively inwards groups.  I've already decided i of these activities is going to live my kickoff twenty-four hr menstruum of schoolhouse activity.  But, to a greater extent than on that inwards some other weblog post!  

Let's larn dorsum to the indicate of this post: updating how my summertime is going.  As I mentioned earlier, Shaun in addition to I enjoyed a lovely vacation.  Shaun has been recapping our opor-garai on his Dropping the due south blog.  So, if you'd similar to encounter pictures in addition to hither virtually some of our adventures, banking firm check them out here.  

 

How's the residual of my Summer List going? 

SBG Skill List in addition to Quizzes for Each Subject

Algebra 1 science listing is done, but I'm currently inwards the procedure of revamping it based on a presentation I attended at the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics Summer Workshop.  I withal don't know what other classes I'm teaching...  

No progress whatsoever on the quiz front.  

I am happy to (finally) denote though, that my married adult man volition live joining me every bit a math instructor at Drumright adjacent year!  This has been such a difficult hush-hush to keep!    

Make a Planner for Next Year

DONE!  I withal demand to weblog virtually my planner, but here's a sneak peek: 

Read More

In June, I read i novel in addition to listened to 3 audiobooks.  (I'm keeping rail of my recent reads on this pinterest board if you lot desire to follow along.)  This isn't a lot compared to how much I used to read, but it's a definite improvement over how much I had move used to reading because of grad school.  My favorite read (or listen) of the calendar month was Made to Stick yesteryear Chip Heath in addition to Dan Heath (affiliate link).  Don't confuse this mass alongside the much-loved yesteryear the MTBoS, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning yesteryear Peter C. Brown (affiliate link).    

The focus of this mass was to determine what makes some ideas grab on in addition to live remembered when enough of others die.  The mass discussed the stickiness of ideas inwards the classroom which I flora rattling interesting.  After I finished listening to the book, I kept finding myself thinking things similar "That's definitely adding to the stickiness of this idea."  Then, I felt guilty virtually getting sidetracked from the indicate the pastor was trying to brand on Sunday...

Here's a PDF overview of the 6 traits of viscid ideas.  If you lot desire a sneak peek, the Heath Brothers direct hold posted Chapter 1 for free on their website.  They direct hold also posted a thirteen page PDF extension of the mass on their website titled, Teaching that Sticks.  This shows how each of the principles shared inwards the mass tin live applied to the classroom.  

If you're a fan of Malcolm Gladwell's books, I intend you'll genuinely savor this read!  

Decorate my novel classroom

My kickoff task I attempted toward this was buying curtains for my novel classroom.  There is a huge window correct behind my desk that I would similar to comprehend up.  Upon criterion the window, I flora that it was around 90" high.  The typical curtains that you lot purchase at the store are 84-85" high.  Looking at the curtains hung yesteryear other teachers, most of them direct hold a 5-ish inch gap at the transcend or bottom of the window which I am trying to avoid.  I flora some 90" curtains on Amazon in addition to ordered them.  It was sold every bit a "pair" of mantle panels.  A bunch of the reviews said that fifty-fifty though it was sold every bit a "pair" they only received a unmarried mantle panel.  However, enough to a greater extent than reviews claimed to direct hold received a "pair."  I took a opportunity in addition to ordered them.  What did I receive?  A unmarried mantle panel.  I contacted Amazon, in addition to they refunded my coin alongside the education that I could move on the mantle panel I had received.  Of course, I could guild some other i in addition to direct hold a "pair," but some other review said they had done that in addition to the dye lots had non matched.  So now, I possess i mantle panel.  That is the amount full of my progress on decorating.  So much withal to live done!  

Compile a listing of exercise structures

Thank you lot all for helping me alongside this project!  I direct hold received some awesome submissions, but I am struggling to notice a agency to organize them that genuinely makes me happy.  I've tried several dissimilar formats in addition to given upwards on all of them.  Hmm...

Finish Changing My Name

I withal demand to move on this...

Keep Blogging Regularly

I experience similar I was doing a goodness task of this BEFORE nosotros went on vacation.  Now that we're back, I demand to move on this some more. 

Exercise More

Shaun in addition to I hiked a lot spell nosotros were on vacation.  Now that we're dorsum home, I demand to notice a agency to notice a agency to fit fitness into our regular routine.  Yesterday afternoon the weather condition was nice, in addition to thence I convinced Shaun to bring together me for a small walk about our neighborhood.  We made a loop that RunKeeper tells me is 0.51 miles.  Part of my work is it gets soooooo hot in addition to muggy that I don't desire to live exterior at all.  

Declutter the House

On Father's Day, nosotros had luncheon alongside my parents in addition to grandparents.  I was able to accept the bags of wearing clothing I had decluttered from my cupboard to my sis to encounter if in that place was anything she would like.  Other than this, I haven't made much progress. 

Try New Recipes

I haven't cooked much of belatedly because of our vacation.  But, I did brand One Pot Roasted Red Pepper Pasta lastly calendar month that turned out genuinely well.  On our lastly Aldi trip, I picked upwards a jounce of pesto that I didn't genuinely direct hold whatever specific plans for.  I used that to brand some pesto pizza rolls alongside onions, mushrooms, dark olives, in addition to leftover roasted blood-red peppers from the pasta experiment.  Other than the fact that the wax newspaper wanted to remain stuck to the dough, they were in addition to thence yummy!  

Also of note, I made my kickoff loaf of breadstuff inwards the breadstuff maker.  Since the breadstuff maker was Shaun's birthday introduce from his family, he read the manual in addition to has been the breadstuff machine expert.  After nosotros got dorsum from vacation, I decided to bake a loaf of breadstuff yesteryear myself spell he was mowing the lawn.  I'm happy to study that it was a success!  

I also made a new-to-me dish (as inwards I knew it existed every bit a dish but I'd never made it before) without a recipe the other day.  I made vegetarian chili inwards my cast-iron skillet in addition to topped it alongside cheesy-corn-and-jalapeno cornbread.  Shaun declared it a rattling American dish!    

Come Up alongside a Housework System

I downloaded a "Habits" App to my hollo upwards that I've been using to seek in addition to create habits.  I've been tracking things similar making the bed, doing a daily charge of laundry, washing the dishes, flossing, taking my multi-vitamin in addition to pro-biotic, sweeping the kitchen, swishing in addition to swiping the bathroom, in addition to reading my Bible.  I wasn't certain how motivated I would live yesteryear the banking firm check grade system, but I intend it's definitely working!  

I've gone from beingness a mortal who regularly thought "I should floss.  Oh, I'll do it tomorrow." to a mortal who has flossed 22 days inwards a row.  Of course, it's non magical.  My "best streak" for doing the dishes is 2 days inwards a row.  And, my daily goal of sweeping the kitchen has occurred a grand full of 4 times.  But, progress is beingness made!  

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Oh, in addition to i other exciting affair happened inwards June:

My diploma for my master's aeroplane showed upwards inwards the mail! 

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