The Secret to a Great Year By Elena Aguilar
If I could, I’d lay money on the claim I’m about to make: If you do the one little thing I’m about to suggest, you will have a great school year. Here it is: At the end of every day, identify three things that went well. That’s part one — what went well? When did you see indicators that your students were learning? That they were happy to be in school? That progress was being made or a problem resolved? And part two: For each thing that went well, what was your role in it? What action did you take that resulted in the positive outcome? Let’s say, for example, that the thing that went well was that the first…