MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS - 2020
2020... Who can believe it? When I started teaching 35 years ago, I never imagined that I would still be teaching in 2020, and that I would still be enjoying it. I remember all of those "old" teachers when I was growing up, talking about retirement and burnout. I'm happy to say that I am not burned out nor do I consider myself old. I think this is due to the fact that I am always trying something new in my classroom, and most is due to the abundance of tech tools at my disposal.
I have been using tech in my classroom since before it was a thing. Back in the 80's we got a thermofax machine which was a game changer. Then in the early 90's I convinced my principal to put a modem in my classroom so I could do Fredmail with my students. I've been a member of CUE since about 1991 and have conducted many PD workshops, trainings etc... over the years. I don't say this just to toot my own horn, but to reaffirm for myself that I continue to innovate and move forward both for my students' sakes and for my own.
That being said, I still feel behind in some respects. I decided to resurrect this blog, for my own professional growth, not for any other reason. If someone else reads it and wants to share my journey, great. If not, that's fine too. At this point, I don't think I have any "followers" anyway. Most of the PD I facilitate is face-to-face and on very specific topics. I also do a lot of work with teachers one-on-one. I rarely tweet or post and as you can see, this blog hasn't had a post since 2016. (HAs it really been that long?)
A friend of mine Kim Vogue @KVoge71 recently posted that she felt like an outlier in the way she conducts her class. She says it's lonely and I have to agree. I have been a outlier most of my career. That's not saying that I don't work with a group of amazing teachers, because I do, but in terms of technology, I've always been in the lead. I'm lucky to have a few other "frontline" teachers on my staff and a whole slew of like minded educators in @cueink and @occue.
As you can tell, my blogging style is more like stream of consciousness. If I take time to plan out my posts beyond the basic topic, I'll never get them done.
My Resolutions
1. Focus on my own PD - I spend a lot of time on my students, but I need to take a more systematic approach to my own PD. One of the ways I want to do this is:
2. Share my voice - I've presented several sessions on student voice in the math classroom, but I realized, that I have not been sharing my voice. Again, if no one reads these posts, no worries, but I'm going to share anyway.
3. Take time for me!
2020... Who can believe it? When I started teaching 35 years ago, I never imagined that I would still be teaching in 2020, and that I would still be enjoying it. I remember all of those "old" teachers when I was growing up, talking about retirement and burnout. I'm happy to say that I am not burned out nor do I consider myself old. I think this is due to the fact that I am always trying something new in my classroom, and most is due to the abundance of tech tools at my disposal.
I have been using tech in my classroom since before it was a thing. Back in the 80's we got a thermofax machine which was a game changer. Then in the early 90's I convinced my principal to put a modem in my classroom so I could do Fredmail with my students. I've been a member of CUE since about 1991 and have conducted many PD workshops, trainings etc... over the years. I don't say this just to toot my own horn, but to reaffirm for myself that I continue to innovate and move forward both for my students' sakes and for my own.
That being said, I still feel behind in some respects. I decided to resurrect this blog, for my own professional growth, not for any other reason. If someone else reads it and wants to share my journey, great. If not, that's fine too. At this point, I don't think I have any "followers" anyway. Most of the PD I facilitate is face-to-face and on very specific topics. I also do a lot of work with teachers one-on-one. I rarely tweet or post and as you can see, this blog hasn't had a post since 2016. (HAs it really been that long?)
A friend of mine Kim Vogue @KVoge71 recently posted that she felt like an outlier in the way she conducts her class. She says it's lonely and I have to agree. I have been a outlier most of my career. That's not saying that I don't work with a group of amazing teachers, because I do, but in terms of technology, I've always been in the lead. I'm lucky to have a few other "frontline" teachers on my staff and a whole slew of like minded educators in @cueink and @occue.
As you can tell, my blogging style is more like stream of consciousness. If I take time to plan out my posts beyond the basic topic, I'll never get them done.
My Resolutions
1. Focus on my own PD - I spend a lot of time on my students, but I need to take a more systematic approach to my own PD. One of the ways I want to do this is:
2. Share my voice - I've presented several sessions on student voice in the math classroom, but I realized, that I have not been sharing my voice. Again, if no one reads these posts, no worries, but I'm going to share anyway.
3. Take time for me!
- I've signed up for CUE Master Class: CUE Craft & EduProtocols with Jon Corippo.
- I'd like to complete my Google teacher certification. (I was waitlisted for the Google for Teachers program held at the Santa Monica Google campus way back when 2004? and then I just got busy with other stuff.)
- I'm reading EduProtocols Book 2 (I read #1 over the summer) & I want to implement some of these ideas into my classroom.
- Workout 2x per week @curves - 30 minutes in & out I CAN do this!