Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Busy as ever!

I have been very busy doing lots of professional reading, trying to figure out how to implement math stations in my classroom this coming year, interviewing VP candidates (my #1 choice was hired YAY!), attending several committee meetings, and getting my classroom set up.  Here are a few new pictures of my classroom and a few new purchases.
The awesome pillows are from Sam's Club.  The ottoman and lap desks are from Target.

Posters and border from The Learning Shop a local teacher store.

My bookshelf for math stations materials and manipulatives.

This will be my "math corner".  The book cart full of textbooks will hold games and manipulatives once textbooks are handed out.

That's all I have time for right now.  I have meetings for our district wide K-12 math review today and tomorrow 8-4.  I have read so much this summer for the review and I plan changing up things quite a bit in my classroom this year.  I plan on doing some upcoming posts on instructional strategies that will raise student achievement, how I weaving literacy into my math instruction, information on how I am setting up my math stations (that is definitely a work in progress), and I will share pictures of my classroom as I get things set up.

3 comments:

  1. You are busy! I look forward to hearing about everything....I think this will be so helpful for me! Also the "instructional strategies that will raise student achievement, how I weaving literacy into my math instruction, information on how I am setting up my math stations" is exactly things I am looking for information on. Are there any books that I could get that are beneficial for me to come up with activities/lessons for 8th grade math...that is what I am student teaching this semester! Thanks!

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  2. I just found your blog and am excited to read more from you this year. I LOVE the bright colours in your classroom - I'm revamping my colour scheme this year, as well. In fact, that was also my latest blog post. ;)
    Jen
    Runde's Room

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  3. I just found your blog through a linky party..your room looks great!

    we have some things in common: I am a 6th/7th grade math and science teacher with many of the same goals for instructional strategies & i use lots of the same bright colors in my room as well! :)

    http://asurvivalguidetomiddleschool.blogspot.com/

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