It's summer! I don't have to wake up at 5:30 (although unfortunately, I still do)! So how have I spent my first week of vacation? On Monday, I met my best friend and colleague at Starbucks to work on revising our Essential Learning Outcomes and create formative assessments for each one! I loved every second (yes, I know I am weird). In four hours,. we accomplished so much. It was especially nice to do this right after school got out, when the year was still fresh in our minds. On Tuesday, I attended our district's Achievement Summit. This was a day well-spent. Several teachers from my school, as well as our amazing principal, attended. The last hour was spent setting goals and brainstorming ideas for the upcoming school year. Wednesday, I met my best friend and colleague at Starbucks again to continue our work from Monday. Thursday I had to meet with administration about the master schedule. In between all of this, I have been ...