#TeacherWins - March 2022
This year I set a goal of developing a gratitude habit. The practice is to record #TeacherWins. Each day I pause for a moment and think of something that I am grateful for and record it as a #TeacherWin. I have a notebook set up in my DayOne Journal. At the end of the month, I hit the export button and get what you see below.
These last few years teaching has become challenging. I don't want to become one of those old crotchety teachers that have a complaint about everything. My goal is to finish my career as strongly as I started. I'm interested in the gratitude effects mentioned in the quote below. Here are my #TeacherWins for the month of March 2022.
How do you feel when a loved one gives you a gift? How about when someone ahead of you in line pays for your coffee? Hopefully you experience gratitude--a warm appreciation for what the other person did.
We say hopefully, because gratitude not only makes you feel good --it can have dramatic and lasting effects on your wellbeing. Research indicates that gratitude can lower blood pressure, improve immune function, reduce cardiac inflammation, increase happiness, improve relationships, and decrease depression. - Practicing gratitude can have profound health benefits, USC experts say
#TeacherWin 3/1/2022
Students listened well and were able to use the Google Sites template for Forces and Motion and make it their own.
#TeacherWin 3/2/2022
Many of my students who made it a goal to improve their work habits also did well on their MAPs testing.
#TeacherWin 3/3/2022
I’m improving my ability to leave school thoughts and work-related stressors at school, not taking them home with me. There is still a way to go but the progress is noticeable.
#TeacherWin 3/04/2022
Friday duty is great with shining sun and good friends.
#TeacherWin 3/7/2022
One of my students likes to bring snacks to share with his homeroom classmates. It visibly brings him joy.
#TeacherWin 3/8 2022
Had a nice rollout of the Forces and Motion mind map assignment. Students seemed to understand the directions without much confusion.
#TeacherWin 3/9/2022
The Sphero Edu app finally worked on the student Chromebooks. Also, our Tech Guru delivered a nice new Chromebook to replace my old one.
#TeacherWin 3/10/2022
I appreciate that our school sets aside time each day to provide interventions for students that need them. It does create extra work, but it’s the right thing to do.
#TeacherWin 3/11/2022
War Horse and a mostly mellow school day. It's a great World War I movie.
#Wins 3/20/2022
- Went for a 30-minute walk with Wally
- Revisited my goals
- Was productive with household chores in the morning
- Spent some time planning for the upcoming week
#TeacherWin 3/21/2022
Had a great time playing the Gimkit variation Total Domination, I lost two rounds and won one.
#TeacherWin 3/22/2022
After grappling with getting the Spheros connected, they worked for all three core classes. It was a nice payoff when student engagement began to increase.
#TeacherWins 3/23/2022
Snow day today. Sometimes they hit at just the right time. It was nice to clear my mind during a slow day.
#TeacherWins 3/24/2022
- Sphero tractor building was a hit.
- I was able to check in a few science notebook assignments.
- Community crew was “in person” for the first time in two years.
#TeacherWins 3/25/2022
It was a blast watching our 8th graders square dance with their 2nd-grade buddies.
#TeacherWins 3/28/2022
I was grateful to offer up a camp scholarship to 8th graders.
#TeacherWin 3/29/2022
A couple of my students made me a stand-up whiteboard for the hallway. It was a win-win project.
#TeacherWin 3/30/2022
No teacher won today - snow day!
#TeacherWin 3/31/2022
Everything is set up for a donut sale tomorrow. A local grocery store donated 4 dozen donuts. All of the proceeds help to cover the costs of our 8th-grade class trip.
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