As teachers, it’s tempting to spend the last weeks of summer polishing lesson plans, organizing classroom décor, and printing the first week’s activities. I’ve done it, too. After more than two decades of teaching high school English, though, I’ve learned that the most important planning happens before I ever open my curriculum guide. I start by designing my classroom procedures.…
The First Thing You Should Plan for the New School Year Isn’t Your Lessons—It’s Your End-of-Class Procedures
