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Teaching Goals for 2016: Technology and Autonomy

Lindsay Ann shares her top five goals for the 2016-2017 school year, focusing on technology innovation and increasing student ownership and accountability.

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June 6, 2016 //  by Lindsay Ann//  Leave a Comment

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It is hard to believe that this school year is over.  From having the most awesome student teacher ever to having the most beautiful daughter ever, I feel like the 2015-2016 school year was a whirlwind combination of hormones, mentorship, chocolate, and absence. My students were amazing, funny, and made me proud. My classroom that prior to my maternity leave was traditional became 1:1 with Chromebooks, prompting a shift in how I use technology in the classroom. I have a lot to be thankful for, including Google Classroom, working in a school that welcomes creativity and innovation, and, now, a whole summer to marinate ideas in my brain and set teaching goals for next year.

Teaching Goals for the 2016-2017 School Year

Summer is the time for teachers to relax, rejuvenate, and focus on professional development.  Hence (drumroll, please), my top five 2016-2017 school year goals.Teaching Goals for Lindsay Ann Learning

  1.  I need to figure out how to help my students improve as readers.  This summer, I need to explore Zaption and think about how to make reading more interactive for students.
  2. Last year, I was able to dip my toes into the world of flipped learning.  I think that I did a fairly good job with holding students accountable for their learning through use of Google Forms; however, I would like to explore EdPuzzle and find ways to make these videos interactive (hmm, I’m seeing a trend here) and find ways to use them effectively to differentiate instruction.
  3. Find how to most effectively use my 1:1 technology in the classroom.  I piloted the use of Seesaw at the end of the year and plan to use it next year to allow students to self-publish and have a real world audience.  I want to continue using Google Classroom, as well, and make digital interactive notebooks for students to use.
  4. Bring back the 20% project (autonomy, mastery, and purpose) that I didn’t get a chance to do this past school year.
  5. Explore ways to use the writer’s workshop model to teach writing and hold students accountable for their work.  I have felt for a number of years that the trend in my school (not sure about elsewhere…) is to ask for more, more, more from teachers without teaching students how to be their own editors and thinkers.  With two kids I can no longer spend most of the weekends grading (who wants to do that anyway?!) and I need to find a way to streamline the formative feedback process so that students are not relying on my comments to show them what to edit…or receiving feedback and making only grammatical changes.

I’m super excited about the opportunity to continue learning and developing in what will be my 12th teaching year. Thanks for joining me on my journey!


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Category: Self Care for Teachers, Technology in the ClassroomTag: goals, Reflection, school year, technology

About Lindsay Ann

Lindsay has been teaching high school English in the burbs of Chicago for 18 years. She is passionate about helping English teachers find balance in their lives and teaching practice through practical feedback strategies and student-led learning strategies. She also geeks out about literary analysis, inquiry-based learning, and classroom technology integration. When Lindsay is not teaching, she enjoys playing with her two kids, running, and getting lost in a good book.

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