I really don’t have a point to this blog. It is more a sense of streaming consciousness today as I think about getting ready for school to start in just over two weeks. I’m so not ready.
I have to get things organized in the labs. We are remodeling two of our rooms this year and it will be a miracle of they are put back together by our first report day. All the computers are in the library. The carpet was pulled up and tile is about to be laid. The rooms have been painted and all cabinetry and water fountains removed. After the tile is laid we have 5 coats of wax to put down. Then the computers have to be brought back in, re-imaged, and re-assigned static IP addresses. I’m not ready.
I have to get things organized with my team. Our principal has agreed to hire a 4th person for our labs this year. I’m still not sure who that person is. We need to sit down and talk about strategies for the year. How are we going to teach keyboarding, reading, and math to 6th graders in one semester? What language arts lessons will we do with the 7th graders? How will we incorporate 4-year plans, career education, and TCAP prep with the 8th graders? Without that 4th person in place, the meeting is moot. I’m not ready.
I have to finish lesson plans for 6th grade. My goal when school was over was to have the first six weeks of new lessons together for our 6th graders. This would include the basic lessons, any online tutorials, quizzes and assessments prepared, DE Streaming videos chosen, and more. Although I’ve done some work on this over the summer, it is obviously not enough to be ready in 2 weeks. I have a lot of organizing to do. Jing will be working overtime. The class website and wiki has to be updated. Students have to be enrolled into DE Streaming so we can assign them to classes. I’m not ready.
So, while I am supposed to be organizing things for the beginning of school I sit here at my favorite Panera Bread Company and write this blog. That’s the part of organizing called P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. And it is my favorite part.
I’m not ready.