A Peek into the Future

24hrs from now, in tomorrow's post we'll delve into UNIT ZERO

Unit Zero is, hands down, the MOST important unit of the school year.

Helping your students get to know you, the course expectations, and your expectations for how the class will run is foundational to the school year.

Unit Zero is that foundation.

Here are three areas I will delve into deeper in tomorrow’s post:

1. Syllabus: Course expectations: topics or units that will be covered, materials needed, grading, getting extra help, and contact information
   

2. Routines, Procedures and Expectations: for ensuring a productive learning environment
   

3. Class Rules: co-created, kind of
   

Samples of the syllabus, Routines, and Class Rules will be linked in tomorrow’s post.

But for now, what is your Unit zero?  What are some of the things you do to start the school year off right?  Leave a comment below.