Here are two links to other blogs that are good practices for teachers at the turn of a new calendar year. Both are taken from NCTE's Inbox, an online collection of articles that arrives every few weeks if you are a member of NCTE (and why wouldn't you be?)
This is a link to read some good new year's resolutions for teachers...
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_for_triumph/2014/01/new_years_teaching_resolutions.html
This is a link on ways to create a sense of reflection in your students and yourself...
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-elias
This is a link to read some good new year's resolutions for teachers...
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_for_triumph/2014/01/new_years_teaching_resolutions.html
This is a link on ways to create a sense of reflection in your students and yourself...
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/mid-year-reflection-teachers-students-maurice-elias