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40 Before 40

Next May, I turn 30!  I ran across this idea at Simply Kelly. It was such a cute idea that I knew I had to borrow it.  It’s funny how many of her ideas are the same ones I had.  So here’s my list of 30 things I want to do before I turn 30. 


**UPDATE** So I turned 30 and then 31 and never completed this list.  So I’m trying again.  A little name change….a few more things to do and now I have a 35 Before 35!


***UPDATE*** I still didn’t make it by 35 and now I’m three years away from 40, so I’m trying again!


1. Run a 5K
2. Participate in the Cooper River Bridge Run
3. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Read About It
4. Cook a recipe from every cookbook I own
5. Read 3 novels
6. Have a picnic in Central Park Read About It
7. Write snail mail notes to a different person every month
8. Make working out a permanent thing in my life
9. Complete 80 Day Obsession from Beachbody
10. See a show on Broadway Read About It
11. Pay for someone in line behind me at a drive-thru
12. Get 50 followers on my blog
13. Read 5 professional books
14. Be a Bridesmaid
15. Become a morning person
16. Host a party at my place
17. Take more pictures
18. Go see a movie at the theater alone
19. Go to the dentist
20. Get back to my goal weight
21. Treat my parents to dinner
22. Renew my National Board Certification
23. Do a real pushup
24. Say “Yes” to something I wouldn’t normally do
25. Hike a mountain
26. Find a new church
27. Be braver with my clothes and style
28. Go to a concert
29. Stay on my budget
30. Have a 30th birthday party!
31. Go 24 hours without technology
32. Blog on a regular basis
33. Attend a Blogger Meet up
34. Go back to NYC
35. 
36. Hit 10K followers on Instagram
37. Tailgate at a football game
38. 40th Birthday Trip
39. Quit teaching to run my business full time
40. Complete this list!




Some will be easy…some not so much…but I think I can do all of them! 

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How long is your students’ attention spans? I o How long is your students’ attention spans?
I only have about 10 minutes before I lose them! 🤪
And I don’t know about you but my lessons are typically longer…so I try to mix it up every 10 minutes with a Think-Pair-Share or some kind of movement
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6 ways to get your students participating in your 6 ways to get your students participating in your lessons!
1️⃣ Think Time - giving your students time to think about the answer keeps your over achievers from answering all the questions 
2️⃣ Movement - Stand/Sit if this is your answer
3️⃣ Turn & Talk - Everyone shares their answer with a partner
4️⃣ Hand Signals - Perfect for multiple choice questions
5️⃣ Think-Pair-Share - Combines the think time with turn & talk 
6️⃣ Repetition - repeat important information to help it stick
🗣🗣Which number are you trying this week?!
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Do you have these 4 teacher goals?! 1️⃣ Instr Do you have these 4 teacher goals?!
1️⃣ Instructional Goal - How are you improving your instruction?
2️⃣ Relationship Goal - How are you building relationships with students or coworkers?
3️⃣ Balance Goal - How are you trying to have a better work-life balance?
4️⃣ Non Instructional Goal - What other area are you trying to improve?
Here’s my 4 goals!
1. Vocabulary Instruction 
2. 2 Positive Notes a Week
3. Leave by 3:00 3 out 5 days
4. Clean off back counter once a week
What are your goals?
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Coming back from break is a lot easier than the fi Coming back from break is a lot easier than the first day of school!
Less teacher talk 🗣
More student talk 👥
1️⃣ Give your students time to catch up with each other. Even adults like to chit chat about what we did during break!
2️⃣ Review procedures by playing a fun game. Charades is a great way to act out procedures to see if other students can guess what they’re doing!
3️⃣ The halfway point of the school year is a great time for students to set goals!
What’s your favorite thing to do after a break?!
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