Goals for the Year

I asked my students to post a blog entry about their goals for the year, so it seems only fair that I do the same. I could rattle of tons off goals that I have, but, realistically, I know that I will not accomplish everything I'd like to during this year. So, I will list a few of the most important.

A goal that I have for myself for all of my classes is that I would like to finally get my Moodle courses organized in such a way that I don't feel the need to revamp them each quarter/semester. I spend too much time doing that, and time is something I don't have nearly enough of. If I accomplish this, I'd have more time to do other things to help my students learn more.

I have two goals for school. One goal is for the school I teach. I would like to write a curriculum map for my English class based on the work of Richard DuFour. This will be a challenge as it is something else I need to find time for. However, once I have done that, I believe my English curriculum will be much stronger. I have another goal for the school I attend. I am currently in my Master's program, and my goal is to finish all of my work for the program by the second week of June, even though the program doesn't end until the second week of July. I want to spend my summer with my boys, not doing school work.

A major goal for my personal life is to try to put my life in balance. Right now, I spend way too much time at school and not nearly enough time at home with my children. It's not healthy to have my life so far out of whack, and I want to be a good example to my children in all areas of my life so I need to fix this.