The Classroom Connection

The final days of school still matter. Ending the year with intention helps maintain positive classroom communities, celebrate growth, and leave students with meaningful final memories of the year.

Student excitement tends to rise right along with the number of interesting classroom questions and comments as we enter the final weeks of school.

The final days often bring extra energy, countdown conversations, and a few memorable one-liners that leave teachers laughing.

Before you turn off the lights and head into a well-deserved summer break, take a moment to reflect on the growth, relationships, routines, and experiences that shaped your classroom this year.

• What’s one thing you want to keep next year?

• What’s one thing you want to change next year?

• When did your classroom experience the most learning?

• When did your classroom feel most focused, calm, energized, connected, or productive this year?

• What advice would you give your beginning-of-year self?

We are excited to offer a Summer opportunity to attend Planting Seeds!

Planting Seeds is a two-day professional learning experience offered by the Office of Professional Learning. This session equips teachers of any experience level with Tier 1, research-based strategies to create structured, engaging, and supportive learning environments. The session can benefit to any teacher, regardless of Planting Seeds focuses on Seven Keys to successful classroom management:

Foundational Framework

Classroom Organization

Behavior Expectations

Respectful Relationships

Engaging Instruction

Student Motivation

Supporting Behavior

Join us for Engagement Academy—an exciting opportunity for educators to personalize their professional learning while exploring innovative, engaging, and high-quality instructional practices. Discover fresh ideas, meaningful strategies, and practical tools that support student success and inspire great teaching.

Jacob Tijerina