A Gift of time

So today, which should have been an ordinary, busy day in the library turned out to be a gift of time for me. Instead of weeding my collection, circulating books, or working with students on oh so many things, I had an opportunity to sit at my desk and plan. Why? Because yesterday afternoon I was told that our school PTO would be having their annual Teacher Appreciation Day luncheon. I have to admit that I was a bit peeved at first as it meant kicking classes out of the library for the day without any notice -- I would have much preferred to have blocked out the day in advance, but so it goes. Here or the high school PTOs do as they will.
That said, it was an an AMAZING, SCRUMPTIOUS lunch. These ladies went above and beyond to show their support for us, and I think I can speak for all of us faculty when I say that it was much appreciated. This PTO is so supportive of the school and its many programs and classes. We are very fortunate to have them indeed.
But I digress. While noshing and noshing and noshing some more (weight loss, what?) I went through binders and texts and websites and put together an outline for the 'Advanced Research' class that I will be teaching next year. I would share, but I need to meet with my Principal first to be certain that we are on the same page. Needless to say I will be integrating technology, hopefully seamlessly, into my class. Rubrics were a big worry for me, but I have found a few that I can adapt to my needs. To all of you teachers out there on the web, THANK YOU for sharing so generously. Your selflessness makes developing engaging lesson plans fun in a quirky kind of way. So once I have made it through the first cycle of classes I will post my successes and failures so that others may use or lose what I have done. Spoiler alert (yes, I am channeling River Song for you Whovians out there)...BADGES! I cannot wait to play with these with my students. I just hope that they like them as much as I am liking making them. Once I am happy I will share a couple with you.
Thank you for reading!