What Would Make A Great 1st Day of School?

With the start of the school year upon us, I've been thinking a lot about the first day of school.

Is it the most important day?
How do you balance the need for rules & procedures with getting kids stoked about being in your class?
How do you ensure students have a voice and feel seen & heard on the first day?
How do you not only begin to develop a positive relationship with students but also help them begin to develop positive relationships with each other and with the content you're teaching?
What do students think makes a great first day?

Special thanks to CJ Reynolds for his video that sparked this podcast. See the video and his YouTube channel here -    • What I Do on the First Day of School ...  .

Thanks to Terra Lynch for offering her 20 years of classroom insight to the discussion. You can find here on Twitter (  / terrateacher  ) and her new book, Protocols In The Classroom can be found on Amazon (http://a.co/d/bmGBFMv).

Music by Hippo Campus -   / hippo-campus  

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