In an effort to get to know my students, I created an IEP notebook in which I have placed IEP information for all of my students so that I may ensure that their accommodations are properly met.

 

One of the first assignments I gave my students was geared towards getting to know them better.  Each student received a welcome letter from me on the first day of school, and their job was to respond to the letter, telling me about themselves.

 

MCPS:  Planning instruction that is consistenly reflective of overarching curriculum goals and state and local student learning objectives.

 

As a first year teacher, many of my lesson plans come directly from the curriculum guide.  As I learn and grow as an educator, however, my lessons are beginning to branch beyond simply what the curriculum guide provides and yet still address the standards set forth by the goals of the curriculum guides, and the state and local student learning objectives.