The new school year is just around the corner, and even though there are still a few days left to enjoy under the sun and the umbrella, it’s also time to consider if we have everything ready for the upcoming school year.

If you want to start the new school year well-prepared, don’t miss the advice we provide in this post. These are some essential aspects you must consider to ensure a smooth start to the academic year.

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Why do I need to be well-prepared for the new school year?

Being well-prepared for the start of the school year has many advantages, including the following:

• More efficient teaching: structuring classes and lessons in advance allows for more efficient teaching, as the objectives and purposes of the classes are known well in advance.
• Reducing stress: proper preparation for the new school year reduces the stress associated with unprepared classes. This stress can negatively impact the classroom, so the better prepared you are, the better the atmosphere will be.
• Enhanced student experience: advance preparation of lessons and classes makes it easier to incorporate engaging and interesting dynamics for your students. This increases their motivation and interest in the subject, fostering a more active and meaningful learning experience.
• Increased teacher confidence: if you’re prepared for the starting of the new school year, you’ll increase your confidence in the classroom, encouraging a more solid presence in the class.

Tip 1: The Importance of Organization and Advanced Planning

An essential step to start the new school year on the right foot is to organize yourself well and prepare in advance the classes, content, and materials you will need for your lessons.

This allows you to avoid improvising as the school year progresses, and you can design much more coherent lessons aligned with your objectives. Additionally, you can establish a more logical connection between different content, facilitating student understanding.

Moreover, with good organization and planning, you’ll have more time to select and create resources and materials for class. This way, you can prioritize those that are more interactive and motivating for students.

With Additio App, it’s easier than ever to become a pro at organization and planning. Here’s how you can leverage Additio App for this:

• Prepare your teaching units and projects, fully aligned with the curriculum and linked to the tasks you will perform in class.
• Organize your grade book to have everything ready for assessment.
• Prepare your rubrics, including peer and self-assessment. Remember that in Additiopedia, our bank of completely free resources, you can find rubrics shared by other teachers in the community.
• Prepare interactive quizzes and exams that will surely be of interest and motivation for your students.

Tip 2: Determine the teaching strategies and methodologies you will use

Another piece of advice to start the new school year successfully is to try applying different teaching strategies and learning styles that allow greater student participation in lessons. This involves involving students in group exercises, debates, creative projects, etc.

To choose a teaching methodology that works for you, it’s important to consider its advantages, applications, and how to adapt it to your specific subject.

For example, the use of game-based learning is very useful and recommended in primary education, as it promotes active learning for children. Its use can be highly effective in subjects such as mathematics or sciences, as it aids in a better understanding of the content.

In our blog, we have provided advice on various occasions regarding the use and application of different teaching methodologies that may be interesting for your class. Here is a compilation of some of our favorite content:

• Gamification in the Classroom: How to Successfully Apply It
• These are the educational methodologies for primary school you need to know
• What is and how does Thinking-Based Learning (TBL) work?
• How to use problem based learning (PBL)
• How to use technology and social media to increase motivation in the classroom
• Emotional learning: what is it and how to develop it in the classroom?

Tip 3: Promote diversity and inclusion

Something that is increasingly important in today’s education system is the ability to anticipate how to adapt content and classes to all realities and educational needs. It is essential to build an environment that is inclusive for all types of students.

It will also be crucial to ensure that the lessons you prepare do not promote prejudices and allow all students to feel valued and accepted, regardless of their social condition, sexual orientation, or disability.

A feature you should take advantage of to promote diversity and inclusion in the classroom is the “Attention to Diversity” section, which you will find when creating tasks in your teaching units.

Tip 4: Establish an open and constant communication

Finally, to ensure that you start the new school year well, make sure to have tools for open and constant communication, both for internal use within the school and for communication with families and students.

Using a communication tool in the educational center (such as Edvoice) provides many advantages, including the following:

• You can communicate quickly with anyone in the educational community, facilitating efficient information exchange.
• It improves communication and collaboration among teachers, providing a space to share resources and information about the school and teaching tasks.
• Puts students at the center of learning by allowing constant, real-time monitoring of their progress. This helps make necessary changes to improve their learning.
• Paper reduction: In an environment increasingly focused on environmental protection, it is essential to use digital tools that reduce paper usage.

Tell us about the tips you have for starting the new school year

These are just some of the tips we can give you to start the new school year, but surely there are many more. Share yours with us on our social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.

Don’t forget that with the Additio Starter plan, which is completely free, you can try many of the features of Additio App and see that we are the platform you need in your daily classroom life.

Happy start of the school year!