Day 1

• Setting up Google Classroom/Canva

  • Creating Topics

  • Setting up assignments

  • Sharing Materials

• Writing your syllabus and welcome letter

  • Key information to include

  • Getting information from family about student

• Grading schema

  • Deciding what to grade

  • How to balance assignments

Day 2

• Unit and lesson planning

  • Creating weekly, monthly, and yearly plan

  • Managing planning time

• Building upon curriculum you receive

  • How to read the scope and sequence

  • Modifying others’ lessons

• Grant writing for resources

  • Donor’s Choose

  • PTA opportunities

  • Local Foundations

Day 3

• Creating a novel unit

  • Learning how to select appropriate texts

  • Creating formative and summative assessments

  • Integrating Project Based Learning

• Creating writing assignments

• Aligning to SBAC so you don’t have to teach to the test

• Crafting writing prompts

• Integrating AI as a feedback partner

What You Will Leave with

• Completed tasks— each day includes a work session to apply learning before you leave

• Increased clarity on how to prepare during the rest of summer

• Introduction Letter

• Outline for first week of lesson plans and first unit plan

• Google Classroom set up