Summer Series Introduction

Hello blogging world. It's been a little while since I've posted here on my blogspot. I made the switch over to my own hosted website on wordpress, but after much consideration, decided to come back to blogger. My reasons for coming back are the fact that I was spending a little over $200 a year on a blog that I wasn't updating as much as I'd like. I do plan on coming back to blog more frequently, but most of my content is over on YouTube now. This blog will serve as an additional resource to go along with my YouTube videos.

With that said I would love to introduce my Summer Series to you. I know that as teachers we are drained and tired from the school year we just finished. Something strange happens on the first day of summer vacation though. After you finish binge watching Netflix in your pajamas most of the day, you realize that you have a bit of motivation for the next school year starting to sneak up on you. You may not be quite ready to see the back to school sales start or even want to think about lesson planning, but you wouldn't mind starting to brainstorm about next year. That's where my Summer Series comes in!

I have the whole month of June planned and ready to go. I will be releasing a new video Monday-Thursday with Friday being reserved for a live chat. Each week there will be a theme and the videos, as well as the live chat for that week will revolve around the theme. The schedule for those videos is as follows...

Prepping for the Upcoming School Year

• June 5th- What to Do Before the Current School Year Ends
• June 6th- Summer Prep
• June 7th- Summer Professional Development
• June 8th- Back to School Prep
• June 9th- Live Chat on YouTube at 5:00 MST

Classroom Management

• June 12th- Classroom Management Basics
• June 13th- Behavior Problems
• June 14th- Engagement Strategies
• June 15th- Building Classroom Community
• June 16th- Live Chat on YouTube at 5:00 MST

Classroom Setup

• June 19th- Physical Space
• June 20th- Flexible Seating
• June 21st- Classroom Theme
• June 22nd- Substitute Plans
• June 23rd- Live Chat on YouTube at 5:00 MST

Teacher Wellness

• June 26th- Daily Schedule and Routines
• June 27th- Teacher Stress
• June 28th- Home Away From Home
• June 29th- Comparisons
• June 30th- Live Chat on YouTube at 5:00 MST

As you can see, June is going to be a busy month over on my YouTube channel. I go back to work at the beginning of August and since I will be teaching summer school all June, I plan on taking a break in July to rest and rejuvenate to prepare for the upcoming school year. I know some of you are already on summer break and these videos will be released over your first month of summer. Other teachers may not get out until the end of June, making July the perfect time to catch up and maybe even start planning for your school year.

Now of course, it wouldn't be a Jennuine Teaching blog post without a video introducing you to my Summer Series. So for those of you who prefer videos, this one's for you!!