Be an Intentional Teacher

Over the past few months, I have spent many hours thinking about what kind of experience I want my students to have in my classroom. I’ve developed a curriculum with specific academic and life outcomes in mind, I’ve set expectations and procedures in the hope of optimizing the student learning experience, and I’ve created new games to add a higher level of academic value and engagement to my lesson plans. But as the first day of school fast approaches, what I am most focused on is setting my intention and purpose for my work as a middle school health and P.E. teacher.

During the past few years, I have gotten in the habit of asking my students to set their intention at the beginning of class. I have adopted this practice not as a way to bring a new-agey mentality into my classroom, but rather as a way to train my students to be intentional with their actions and choices. As summer quickly comes to an end and I finish my final back-to-school preparations, I find myself pausing for a moment to set my intention for this school year.

 So as my final back-to-school prep, I thoughtfully wrote out and printed my intention...

This poster proudly hangs front and center in my classroom to serve as a constant reminder to be an intentional teacher!

***And I must give a huge shout out to Angie Makes for the free ombre watercolor backgrounds!