Hello everyone! It has become quite the tradition around here to have a New Years episode where I lay out what I think are solid resolutions for teachers. Not the be-all, end-all, of course...but maybe a little something to set you on a path for success in your work.

Resolutions for 2020, 2021, and 2022 can be found by clicking on the dates in this sentence!

For this year, I am laying out the top 3 resolutions I believe are going to serve us the best in our work. They are:

1. Being HONEST about our needs, wants, feelings, perspectives, and thoughts
2. Working for our PERSONAL BALANCE, not balance dictated to us by social media
3. Focusing on where we need GROWTH in our lives to be better and happier individuals

...and as a bonus I read from our Facebook page and recite some of their resolutions they shared!

This episode is sponsored by Heinemann—the leading publisher of professional books and resources for educators—and their new book, The Literacy Studio: Redesigning the Workshop for Readers and Writers, by Ellin Oliver Keene.

Do your reading and writing workshops seem to fly by, with never enough time for your students to really dig into the work of either one?

What if we could redesign our workshops to create more time for independent reading and writing, conferring, and choice?

Welcome to The Literacy Studio, a new, integrated approach to reader's and writer's workshop. Here you'll learn how to plan and execute lessons that weave reading and writing together into one literacy block, giving you much more flexibility to meet your students' needs.

Learn more and download a free sample at Hein.pub/LitStudio.