{"id":43314,"date":"2021-09-08T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T12:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/?p=43314"},"modified":"2021-10-21T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:06:05","slug":"getting-ready-for-the-new-school-year-with-stanislava-stefanova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/en\/getting-ready-for-the-new-school-year-with-stanislava-stefanova\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for the New School Year with Stanislava Stefanova"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Stanislava Stefanova<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The first day of school is almost here, but teachers have started to prepare for it weeks ago. Stanislava Stefanova is here to tell us more about the way she gets ready to meet her students, her excitement, planning, and hybrid teaching techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stanislava has participated in Teach For Bulgaria\u2019s program \u201cA New Way to Teaching\u201d. She is a science teacher and a class teacher to a group of 6th-grade students.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis was the first summer since I started teaching that I took some time to relax, visit some of my favorite places, spend quality time with friends and family, go hiking, and recharge. I think it\u2019s important for teachers to find time to rest and recuperate because this will help us to be more productive during the school year,\u201d shares Stanislava.<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The school year starts on September 1 at Stanislava\u2019s school and teachers usually prepare their classrooms at the end of August. Stanislava is very excited and says that September is her favorite month mostly because she is always looking forward to meeting her students, just like many other teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe truth is that I could hardly wait to start the school year, meet my students and see how much they\u2019ve grown over the summer. Most people don\u2019t like September because they associate it with the end of summer, but I think it\u2019s the best month. September is excitement, a new beginning, euphoria, adrenaline, and a long-awaited reunion with my students and colleagues. September is also flowers for the teachers on the first day of school. This is why I couldn\u2019t wait to start the school year.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How to prepare for the new school year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stanislava started teaching at her current school the previous school year. She knows some of her students, but there are also children she has not met yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is important to me to build a relationship of trust with my students, so I take the time to get to know them at the beginning of the school year. This is crucial for my job – getting to know the students, sharing my expectations with them, hearing about their fears or insecurities, setting goals for the school year. It is also important for the students to feel comfortable in class, not to be afraid to make mistakes and realize that mistakes help us learn,\u201d says Stanislava.<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Stanislava is looking forward to meeting her students<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Stanislava\u2019s classroom reflects these values. She uses various posters and boards which display her expectations, classroom rules, goals, progress, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe it\u2019s important to build a specific classroom culture, so that classes can go according to plan. That\u2019s why I always make sure to spend some time talking about classroom rules, expectations, and worries. Another priority is to make sure that my students believe they are capable of learning science. I want them to believe in their potential and not to quit when things seem difficult for them.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In order to track their progress Stanislava uses online trackers. She enters her students\u2019 results from the initial diagnostic assessment and every subsequent mini test at the end of each class. This allows her students to track their progress and set ambitious goals for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro tip: Use Canva.com to create visualizations, posters and boards for your classroom for free. There are also plenty of templates you can adapt for your work.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Take a closer look at Stanislava\u2019s classroom:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n