As I have been blogging since April, it has been a wonderful experience for me. I have had the opportunity to really reflect on my learning, while having conversations with people around the world. As my school year just ended yesterday, I want to share some of my favourite posts that will help to build on next year. With a full head of steam next year working with my PLN, I am excited to see where the year will take me!
What Makes a Master Teacher – My thoughts on the new qualities of a master teacher. Connecting with kids is mine, and should be everyone’s number one.
The Perfect Moment – It is important to connect the real world with the classroom. This is something I tried to do with this story about a Detroit Tigers pitcher, an umpire, and how their actions in a bad moment should be modeled in our classrooms. I loved writing this!
The Power of Twitter – This was a little experiment I did with my staff that turned out way better than I would have imagined. If you have an administrator that has not bought into using this valuable tool, this story may help!
Their First 15 Minutes; Identity Day – An amazing day that was started by my Assistant Principal. This inspired some great stories and hopefully will take off all over in schools!
Courage – A story about an amazing girl with Tourette Syndrome who inspired my school, and eventually people all over the world.
The Why – A post discussing the importance of defining why we do things in our school. It is not enough to just make change, but we really need to think WHY are we doing it in the first place.
A Technology Plan Based on Differentiated Learning – We work to meet the needs of each individual student so why are a lot of our plans for professional development not do the same? This plan is based on meeting the needs of each teacher in my school.
I hope that you have enjoyed reading these stories as much as I have enjoyed writing them. Thanks for all of your support in my sharing of these stories.
