I will continue to work on the staff morale and development strategies I started last year. The books we read were amazing reads and inspired some change in a few of us!
This year we started our Wednesday morning (day before kids came to school) with a tour of classrooms! This was an idea sparked from one of our book groups the year before and our superintendent/principal embraced the idea. All teachers met in the cafeteria and as a group we toured everyone's classrooms. There were some less than happy participants; but, I believe most had a great time. It was amazing seeing how other teachers decorated their rooms or how they stored some of their supplies. It was a great way to see what others are doing. One of our favorite activities was playing "guess the scent" as each room seemed to have a different fragrance being pushed out through essential oils or plug ins.
I hope this activity will become a staple in our back to school routine as it was great. I think my favorite part was the conversations we were all having walking from class to class. It was a great time talking to coworkers I don't always get to see on a regular basis.
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