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What can you do now with a little bit of effort that will serve “future you” 5 times over? Summer is almost here, and this month’s episodes are dedicated to sharing specific and simple strategies you can do now so you can end your year strong and go into next year rested and ready to go.
Like most teachers this time of year, you may be feeling totally exhausted, but if you can channel the little bit of energy you have left into completing the challenge I’m giving you today, it will have a huge impact on saving you time and energy next year.
In today’s episode, we’re talking about how and why auditing lesson plans for next school year is so important, even if you don’t know what you’ll be teaching. If you missed episode 20 where I encourage you to take time to reflect on your procedures from this past school year, go back and listen to Ending the Year Strong Part 1.
Stay tuned for the next episode in this series where I’ll share another challenge with you for ending the year strong that will be more hands-on and less reflective…I think you’ll really enjoy it.
If you love this podcast and you’re enjoying the challenges and strategies you’re hearing about, I would love to have you be a part of the Secondary Science Simplified Virtual Professional Development course and community I created.
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Topics Discussed on Auditing Lesson Plans and More:
- Key questions to ask when reflecting on what went well and what didn’t go so well during your lessons throughout the year
- Tips for keeping track of notes for future years so you remember what tweaks and changes you want to make
- Why it makes sense and will save you so much time if you make edits to lessons and units now instead of waiting until it’s time to teach it again
- Finding time for reflecting and auditing lesson plans
- Ways to get students involved in the auditing lesson plans process that will inspire you and give you some eye-opening feedback
Resources Mentioned:
- Join the waitlist for Secondary Science Simplified Virtual PD Course
- Grab my Genetics Unit
- How to Make Review Stations in High School Science (as Painlessly as Possible)
- Grab the FREE Classroom Reset Challenge
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Related Episodes and Blog Posts:
- Episode 20, Ending the Year Strong Part 1
- Episode 18, What to Do After End of Year Testing with Students
- Episode 9, Balancing Multiple Preps: How to Lesson Plan
- Episode 6, Engaging Students in Lecture
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More about Secondary Science Simplified:
Secondary Science Simplified is a podcast specifically for high school science teachers that will help you to engage your students AND simplify your life as a secondary science educator.
Each week Rebecca, from It’s Not Rocket Science, and her guests will share practical and easy-to-implement strategies for decreasing your workload so that you can stop working overtime and start focusing your energy doing what you love – actually teaching!
Teaching doesn’t have to be rocket science, and you’ll learn exactly what you need to do to simplify your secondary science teaching life so that you can enjoy your life outside of school even more. Head to itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/challenge to grab your FREE Classroom Reset Challenge.
