Some High Points After 7 School Days

Most of my students and I have had a great start to our school year! Some of the contributing factors are:

• The attitude and energy we bring to class every day enables us to learn and communicate effectively.
• The respect and appreciation we share helps us to listen and value everyone's contributions.
• The effort my students and I put into learning outside the classroom makes our time together in the classroom more productive,
• My acquisition and understanding of Standards-Based Grading (SBG) from my Personal Learning Network (PLN) along with the willingness of my students to try this new approach will set the stage for an increase in learning and retention with excitement! 
• My PLN and my students are already communicating well in class and outside the class with the help of Twitter.
• Somehow I was blessed with an amazing group of students again this year! 
• I know I can reach out to my PLN for support at any time. I'm grateful to be on a team with such dedicated educators, even if they reside in different states! 
• Many of our students have already expressed the excitement they have for our school year! We will accomplish great things and have fun learning together!