Learn about the multiple lesson plan templates I have and how I use them in this episode.  The templates are really how this all works.  Make a specific template for each activity you use in your classroom and see how fast your lesson plans are finished. 

I can get mine done in around five minutes. 

Get the list of templates I recommend. 

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What about those standards that need to be taught again, and again, and again.  How do you deal with those?

In this episode I tell you about the two types of recurring standards and how to teach them in your school year. 

Get the standards sorting pages. 

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When I rearranged my units, I found that my course was actually being taught thematically.  And when I really leaned into that idea, I realized that my students were learning things more easily.  It was much easier for them to see the connections between each of my lessons and units.  The course had a type of flow that made it predictable and easy to learn. 

Grab the free thematic sorting pages. 

Check out the All Star Planning Masterclass. 

Uhhh, in short, no.

The standards are made for teachers. This episode is my hot take on whether or not kids need to know the standards. 

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Does your unit order actually serve you and your students?

When I rearranged my units, I went from having 5 days of final exam review, to 5 WEEKS of final exam review.  The sequence of my course units gave my course so much flow that my students were able to learn more efficiently.

Check out episode 6 on lesson sequencing. 

Check out episode 48 on evaluating final exam data.

Get the question list and tips for unit sequencing. 

Live and learn, right?  These are the mistakes that I made in my early years as a teacher.  I still have plenty of things I could work on, but these things were mostly ironed out when I fixed just one thing. 

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Learn the true breeze over of the All Star Planning Method in this episode.  Learn it in a bit more detail in the All Star Planning Masterclass. 

Get the show notes here. 

Learn more about how I code my lessons here. 

Learn more about how I sequence my lessons here. 

Teachers deserve a life.  You deserve a life.  You should not be working and working for hours on end.  You should not be staying up all night working until the sun comes up.  You deserve more. 

Learn more about the All Star Planning Method in the masterclass. 

One of the most important part of being a teacher is being a model for learning and growth.  One of the primary ways I do that, is by using the hard data that I get back from my students.  What are they learning?  Where are they struggling?  I can do a little of this each day and throughout the school year, but the final exam data is really like a teacher report card? How did the kids do, and what can be done better next year? Learn my test reflection tips here, and feel free to get a test reflection checklist here! 

https://plan.kelseyreavy.com/testreflection

Getting the opinions of your students does a few things.  First, it lets your students have their voice heard and second it gives you the exact information you need to grow as a teacher.  Plus it's a lot of fun.  Learn how I implement my end of the year student surveys in this episode. 

Grab your free copy of my student survey here!