Every teacher wants to start and end the term well, making sure they have done everything possible to have a good term for their students.
But this can only be achieved by preparation, hence the need for pre-resumption preparation. In this article, we will be looking at some of the most basic but necessary tasks you need to do to prepare for resumption
Pre-resumption preparation is key to a teacher’s success as it allows them to set goals and expectations for students, create a friendly working environment, plan teaching and assessment strategies, build relationships with colleagues and parents, and even support the teacher’s own well-being and learning. It’s a proactive way to set the stage for the term ahead.
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The 10 Essential Pre-Resumption Preparation Tasks for Teachers
1. Review and Update Lesson Plans: A teacher’s lesson plan is the student’s learning map; so review and update them to match the current curriculum, teaching methods and new resources. Also, we should accommodate different learning skills and abilities of students to give all students equal opportunities to learn and excel.
2. Organize Classroom Resources: The teacher should know where textbooks, teaching materials and even educational supplies are, label everything, categorize resources by subject area would be helpful for planning and can use digital assignment planning, online platforms for example 5.Com to streamline the teaching process;
3. Classroom Environment: The learning environment has the biggest impact on student motivation and engagement so the usual setup is arts, charts, and various visual aids that can inspire students to learn in a comfortable and inclusive space.
4. Classroom Rules and Expectations: Clear classroom rules should be set and given to students on the first day of school so it’s a smooth transition. A positive and respectful presence should be established, with students helping to define the norms.
5. Student Records and Profiles: Review and update existing student records of academic and personal info, create new pupil profiles to track progress and recalibrate. Learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses to be addressed.
6. Assessment and Evaluation Tools: Create and refine assessment and evaluation tools to measure student progress, curriculum, and teaching objectives; formative and summative, rubrics and student work criteria
7. Differentiated Instruction: Strategies and resources for different learning styles and abilities, special needs or learning difficulties and all students can learn and succeed.
8. Stay Current with Professional Development: As a teacher, you need to be actively involved in professional development to improve teaching skills and knowledge, learn best practices, the latest technology, latest teaching methods, and take advice from other teachers and educational professionals.
9. Build Relationships with Colleagues and Parents: Good relationships with colleagues and parents will help you to get good support, parents want to see the child’s progress. Parent-teacher meetings and regular updates will help to involve parents in the classroom
10. Take Care of Yourself: At the end of the day as a teacher, you need to take care of yourself for the long academic year, do a quick self-reflection and goal setting, and mindfulness and stress reduction to keep you going.
The pre-resumption preparation is an important step for teachers before the term starts. When teachers do the 10 steps in this article they will be set up for success and have everything in place for students to succeed.
Whether they review their lesson plans, update their resources, or sort out one thing, these steps help to set goals, expectations, and methods for the year.
When teachers are ready and in place, then all students of all grades and levels will be ready; a great start will create a welcoming and supportive learning environment to cater to all learners and develop them equally and efficiently for the whole year.
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