Getting Less From More
Today’s ACT guest blog post was written by Jane Ching Fung, an ACT member and teacher from Los Angeles. Jane is a Milken Award winning teacher and has served in various leadership capacities for organizations such as NCTAF, CFTL, and PBS. She is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network, and her writing has also appeared in Education Week Teacher.
There has always been something magical and therapeutic about transforming an empty classroom into a learning community before the start of each school year. Being alone in my classroom, before students arrive, provides time not only to organize papers, supplies, and materials that were quickly shoved into a closet in June, but also a chance to reflect and dream about the kind of classroom I want to create for my new students. When