Something I learned in NTI this past summer that I implemented the first few weeks of school was teaching zones, classroom managers, and I also switched my desk from the front of my classroom to the back. All of these strategies worked very well. Teaching zones enabled me to exchange dialogue and make contact with students. Students in all 6 of my classes were very excited about the possibly to be the classroom managers. Having my desk at the back of my room allows me to view each student to ensure they are remaining on task. These things made my new year different by allowing students to feel involved, and be integral parts of how the classroom tasks, and assignments are ran.