What a weekend! Overwhelmed by the numbers of very intelligent nerdy educators. For once I fit in with my teaching philosophies and interest in inquiry learning and technology. A lot of validation for my practice but also a lot of encouragement to do more and go deeper.
The biggest change I can see in my current classroom is to let the reins a little more loose. I am doing excellent in the lab and on cloud programs and use. I am not doing well in the classroom with Socials especially. Somehow I want to slide more fun and intelligent design into my program. I almost need to go back into some of my old materials and review them for inquiry focus - they were really fun and gave the students lots of latitude for creativity and curiosity. Funny this has been a thought of mine for 2 or 3 years now.
I was thinking I might have a paradyme shift this weekend but not so. It is going to be work to figure out how to go about doing what needs to be done. I was hoping I could just get it from osmosis. No such luck.
If only it were so easy as osmosis:) It was a pleasure to meet and chat with you. I'm impressed by your willingness to be open about what it is you're struggling with, and it encourages me to do the same (maybe in a post later this week). It also is a great exemplar for your students about lifelong learning, continuous evaluation and refinement of approaches, and learning through failure. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI was reviewing my blog to get inspiration and to try and catch the great mind set I was in last June and saw your post. Thank you for your comments! They are inspiring me to take my time and try to get that love and feeling back for the new school year!
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