Description
Wondering how to use pre-service days for what actually impacts your classroom, not just what looks good? Looking for a focused plan to design routines, organize your space, and prep instruction without wasting time on low-impact tasks? A strong start begins before students arrive, and clear routines and procedures prevent confusion and protect learning time from day one. Intentional setup decisions create smoother transitions and reduce the stress that shows up in the first weeks. In this course, Lauren Boucher helps you prioritize high-impact tasks, plan classroom routines and procedures, and use artificial intelligence tools to draft, refine, and troubleshoot classroom systems and setup decisions. You will walk away with a strategic plan and ready-to-use tools that make every minute of pre-service week count.This is course two of four in the series titled "Hindsight is 20/20: If I Were Starting My Teaching Career Today."
Objectives
Identify high-impact priorities for pre-service days that directly support instruction and classroom function.Describe how intentional routines and procedures reduce time loss and behavior issues once students arrive.Apply a planning process to draft routines and procedures for key moments of the day before day one.Analyze your pre-service to-do list to separate high-impact tasks from low-impact busy work.Evaluate a classroom setup decision for workflow, student independence, and instructional efficiency.Create a focused pre-service action plan and use an AI tool to draft, refine, or troubleshoot one classroom system.
