I’ve been
reflecting a lot on routines for a variety of reasons. One, because I’m
attempting to write a book about classroom management, and routines always seem
to fit into that topic. I recently read this book about the start of the school
year:
Have you
ever read something and thought, “Yes,
that’s why I do that…” While parts of the book were new to me, so much of what
I do each year was written in those pages. It was both affirming and
enlightening. I just wrote to a friend today that I’d love to see a building
PreK-6 (or higher!) that used the responsive classroom approach. I bet it would
be amazing.
The second
reason I’ve been reflecting on routines is that Ruth Ayres and Christy
Rush-Levine are starting a Twitter chat called Teach & Celebrate Writers.
The first chat is on August 3rd at 8pm EST. I’ve agreed to guest
host. Want to guess the topic? Routines and
procedures for writing workshop. I’m SOOOOOO excited. I love the start of the
school year. I love introducing students unfamiliar with workshop model to our
classroom. I love showing them how we work as a classroom community. It is the
best! Well, maybe the best is when the classroom is humming along, but I do
love the start of the school year when everything is ripe with possibility.
I hope you will join us on the 3rd at 8pm EST! I’d love to learn from you all and have a conversation. What routines and procedures do you teach at the start of the school year? Which do you struggle with? Is there something new you’re going to try this year in writing? Share in the comments and then come to Twitter on the 3rd to continue the conversation. Can’t wait to see you there!
