Management: I'm doing it... I'm chucking the chart (Gasp)! I've been reading several blogs that encourage teachers to get rid of behavior tracking charts because they're a tool that creates fear and shame, regardless of how positive they're meant to be. Thanks to Matt Gomez and Miss Night, I'm going to be brave and get rid of the system, and move toward a principles approach. (Check out Chuck the Chart for more information). I've been reading Love and Logic and will be using that approach this year.
Math: Some of my fellow team members and I participated in a Kathy Richardson Accessing Math Concepts workshop this week, and I am so thrilled that I get to implement her strategies in my classroom! We are participating in a grant that funds our work, and I can already see a difference in my perspective on how children learn early number concepts. This is going to be so beneficial for kindergarten, first, and second graders at my school. We're also going to be doing Number Talks, which I've heard about over the past few years, but have never actually done. Again, something that will be very beneficial!
Writing workshop: have a share time more often! So many times my writers get so involved in the process of wiring that we run out of time to share our work. We need to do better about that this year.
Reading: continuing LLI! Woo hoo! Also, "teacher directed reading" I want to push my team to do close reads that are kindergarten appropriate based on NC standards and the 4 C's of the 21st century skills- communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity! Tara West (Little Minds at Work) has a great post all about close reading in kindergarten!!
Sight words: I bought Marsha Mcguire's Ball Words Sight Words Mastery System-
and I'm really hoping it will motivate my kiddos to learn their sight words.
and I'm really hoping it will motivate my kiddos to learn their sight words. 
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