Sunday, January 3, 2016

#ONEWord for 2016

I have been lately reflecting on how I will meaningfully start 2016 with my Gr. 8's. Most years I have students complete New Year's Resolutions (check out this great one from Teachers Pay Teachers). However, I wanted to change things up and came across this great idea from @cherandpete to have students choose One Word for 2016. Upon more searching, @KarlyMoura has set up an awesome assignment that I will have my students complete this week (visual arts mark).
Today was the Epiphany of the Lord and I was inspired by Father Joseph's homily. One word kept on standing out for me: Open. Open hands, open to Epiphany, open to other people, ideas, and new learning. Open is my word for 2016 - what is yours?