The Right Device

I often hear people talking about picking the perfect device and I have come to realize that this device does not exist. I use multiple devices: Mac Book,  Dell desktop, iPad and an Android phone. Each device has a purpose and it's own set of positives and negatives.

In my opinion we need to teach our students to use multiple devices because we never know which one they may use in the future. Plus each device allows students to create or use it in different ways. If we give our students a solid foundation they will be able to transition these skills to other areas.

What devices do you use and what are the positives/negatives you see?

Thank you for reading.

A Year Of Blogging

Today is the official end of my year of blogging challenge. I was not able to keep up with a blog a day so I am going to keep writing until I catch up. I may not have been successful with this challenge but I still learned a lot.

I learned that it is vital to be intentional in order to achieve what I set out to do.  Without being intentional, days will slip by without accomplishing my daily goal of blogging.  Blogging has helped me reflect and process situations.

Blogging helps me be more positive and to think about challenges in logical way.

Why do you blog?

Thank you for reading.

What Do You Need?

I am a strong believer that we all need certain things (aside from food, water and air). These needs do not need to be met by every person, but we need them from someone.

In my opinion these needs are...

To be accepted
To be cared for
To be understood
To be respected
To be loved
To be thought of
To be supported
To be helped

What do you need?

Thank you for reading.

How Was Your Day?

How was your day?

I realized my requirements for a good or bad day were pretty simple. A good day was one that went me way, my students listened to me and things went well. A bad day was one where students didn't listen the first time or things did not go my way.

Why are challenges bad?  I just started reading "Mindset" and it is eye opening.

Thank you for reading.

Day 363: Smile

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My daughter just turned two months old and she recently learned how to smile. Smiles are great in general, but there is somehing special about a baby smile. It is almost impossible to not smile back.

We all have the capabilities to smile and even though we may not be as cute as babies, our smiles still hold power.

A smile can make someone's day brighter. Smiles share happiness and they spread positivity.

Life is challenging at times and we all go thru rough moments, but we can each be a positive light for those around us.

Smile, it will make the day easier.

Thank you for reading.

Day 362: Why?

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Why are you upset?

Seems like a simple question, but often times it is more complicated than a simple explanation. 

I am in the midst of my first full with of maternity leave. I love the extra time with my daughter, but this whole stay at home mom thing is an adjustment. I have found myself more irritated with my husband and jealous of him (he gets to go to bed when he wants, gets to sleep thru the night and does not have to worry about our daughter). Now I am not saying this to complain about my husband or to say he is a bad father. I use this story to illustrate my point.

I have found myself irritated with my husband and feeling like I have to take care of everything. On the surface it seems that I am upset because he didn't put his clothes away or do the dishes, but after spending time thinking about the situation I realized the main problem is that I feel unappreciated. I hope this does not make me sound like a little kid, but I am being honest.

This situation reminded me that our behavior and feelings do not always clearly identify what is truly wrong. A student may act out in class because of many reasons that have little to do with their actual behavior. It may seem like one things, but it could be for another reason all together.

The only way we can truly understand why a student (or person) acted the way they did is to talk to them. I am trying to use the Love and Logic philosophy in my classroom and the main thing I like about it is that it allows students to create their own solutions. Students need to realize their are many options but that each has its own consequence.

We need to help students realize there are many ways to deal with a situation.  Childhood is a perfect time to practice different solutions and to learn how they react to different situations.  Childhood enables children to practice making choices while the overall consequences are fairly cheap.

It is not always what it seems.

Thank you for reading.

Day 361: Hope

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I believe one of the greatest gifts my parents gave me was the gift of hope.

I was taught from an early age that I could be whatever I wanted to be, but that my choices would impact my life and I would have to work hard. I had hope that even on a bad day, the next day could be better.

There are many people in our world that live without hope. Life seems like too much of an uphill battle and there seems to be no hope that it will ever get better.

This makes me extremely sad. Without hope why should I get up in the morning? Why should I try my best?  Why should I work hard?

We all could use an extra dose of hope every now and again. How do you help your students/friends/family feel hopeful for the future? 

Thank you for reading. My prayer for you and all people is that you will feel hopeful today and always.

Day 360: Twitter in the Music Room (Technology Tuesday)

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Technology Tuesday 

Thru Twitter Chats this week I have discovered many more music teachers that use Twitter with their students. I am excited to connect with more music classes this year. We have a bulletin board that shows all of our Twitter and Skype connections. Last year we connected with a lot of general education classes, so I am looking forward to connecting to more music rooms this year. 

My hope for this spreadsheet is to create a list of classrooms with Twitter accounts so that we can all connect our rooms together. If you have a Classroom Twitter Account, please fill out this form. 

Day 358: Enjoy the Moment

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Today I had lunch with a friend from my Woodside Ranch days (summer job during college), her husband and their one year old daughter. I was reminded while we talked that it had been two years since I saw her and four years since I saw him. It honestly does not feel like it's been that long. The time has flown by.

Hours quickly turn to days which turn to weeks, months and years. We need to enjoy each moment because it will be gone before we know it. Stop and smell the roses because soon it will be snowy and cold. Stop and build a snow man because soon it will be above 90 degrees and humid.

Life is full of wonderful things and we need to make sure we are appreciating all of it. Blink and you may miss something wonderful.

What simple joy did you appreciate today?

Thank you for reading.

Day 357: Meet In The Middle

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I am considered one of the techier teachers in my school.  I have decided this year I want to help my coworkers incorporate technology into their classrooms (instead of sitting on the side and being frustrated that the technology we have is going unused.)

I have connected with two teachers so far this year and am helping them setup Mystery Skypes for this year.  I was reminded that meeting people where they are is HUGE!

My husband is teaching 7th grade Geography this year and I suggested he do Mystery Skypes with his students.  This idea was overwhelming for him and originally he dismissed it.  A few weeks later I was telling him about how I was setting up Mystery Skypes for my 4th grade teachers.  They learn about the states and this will be a perfect opportunity for them to practice and review their vocab and the locations of land features.  Once I finished explaining what we were going to do he asked if I could set them up for his class too (of course I said yes :).  The idea of talking to people he did not know to setup something he had never done was way outside his comfort zone, but with me as the middle person, it did not seem as scary.

Be the change you want to see.  Talk to those around you and be of service to them.  We can all add to those around us.  Meet them where they are and gently push them out of their comfort zone.

What talents and qualities can you give to those around you?

Thank you for reading.

Day 356: ALS Challenge

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I am amazed at how fiery people have become about the Ice Bucket Challenge.  What started as a few videos a week has become something that is filling up my Facebook News Feed on a daily basis.  In my opinion there has been some confusion about the fact that a $10 donation is still required even if you dump ice water on your head, which is leading to more conversation.

On the other hand, is this challenge going viral because it gives others proof that we are individually donating?  Does it feed into the "look at what I did" culture?

Regardless, it is bringing awareness to ALS and it made me think...

-How many people have Googled ALS?
-How many people had never heard of ALS before this Bucket Challenge started?

I had heard of ALS before these videos went viral, but I was one who Googled it because I was not exactly sure what it is.  Action comes from awareness.  I know there are many arguments against these videos (there is drought and we are wasting water.)  Yes, people could just quietly give 10 dollars and I hope that people still give their donation even if they do the challenge, but these videos are starting a conversation about a disease that a few weeks ago was not a hot topic.

Thank you for reading.

Day 355: Birthdays

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I am not a big present person.  For my birthday, I prefer my husband to write a thoughtful card.  Planning dinner or something like that would be a bonus.  My husband and I were discussing last night how in many ways our idea of celebrating our birthdays goes against the "norm" and it made me think about why I want to celebrate the way I do.  What I came up with is that it is all about feeling important, which is the same for everyone I think.  Presents make us feel special and important and in American Culture we only buy presents for those we care about.  We spend energy and time on what is important to us and often we are too busy on a daily basis to show this attention and energy to people.  In my opinion Birthdays and Holidays are a chance to fix this.

In my experience buying a gift require someone to tell you what they want and going and purchasing that item.  There is not always a lot of thought put into this.  I have always been someone who appreciates a letter or heart felt message and I think that is why I prefer this item over a gift.  A heart felt message is not something anyone else can do for you and it takes time, thought and energy.  I prefer words to express my feelings than gifts.  There is nothing wrong with either way.

In the end, I came to the conclusion that birthdays are a day where we want to be reminded that we are important to someone.  Life is busy and full of chores and responsibilities.  Birthdays are our chance every 365 days to be the focal point and to put our energy and time towards people instead of responsibilities.  I believe this is why wives get upset with husbands when special days are forgotten.  These special days put the focus on something other than to do lists and responsibilities.

Like most things in life, this conversation led me back to my students.  I believe we all have this desire to feel important, wanted and cared about.  How do we make sure our students (family and friends) feel this way everyday and not just on their birthday?  Treating people very well regardless of the situation is one of my missions for this school year and my life in general. 

Thank you for reading. 

Day 354: Accountability

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Today is the first day of my 4.5 week maternity leave. It is a strange feeling not going to work today, but I am looking forward to spending exra time with my daughter.

I am someone who thrives on routine and structure, so being home all day can be a challenge. I have decided to track what I spend my time on each day.  My hope is that this will help me see what I am spending my time on and help me stay on track. 

How do you keep track of your time?

Thank you for reading.

Day 353: Inservice Reflection

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We started the 2014-2015 school year with two days of teacher meetings.  These meetings tend to make me cranky because I feel like I am wasting my time.  The beginning of the school year should be a time to be excited and pumped up, but for me these meetings tend to do the opposite. Talking about laws, the new evaluation model and hearing about the ever growing deficit of our district are not topics that pump me up.

Here are a few of my thoughts after two days of meetings.

Illinois is transitioning to a new evaluation model.  I agree that evaluations need to be fixed, but I am not sure if a new form will fix the system.  In the end, evaluations are only as good as the evaluator.  We are so concerned about how teachers are doing, but I think we need to be more concerned about administrators.  They are the ones who are in charge of teachers, so some of the responsibility for poor teachers needs to go back to poor administrators.

Teachers are told to teach in ways that many have never experienced.  We are told not to lecture, yet this is often all that we experience.

In my opinion we are putting our efforts in the wrong areas.  Instead of focusing on rules and evaluations, we need to focus on relationships: with our students, with our schools, with our staff, with the community and with our parents.

Educators and administrators need to be a team.

How do you feel after your meetings?

Thank you for reading

Day 352: Artist Family Tree (Material Monday)

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Material Monday

I am teaching music appreciation for the first time this year.  The 8th graders had the class last year, so I have to find new activities for them.  One project I am going to have them do is one that I found online.  My students are going to create an Artist Family Tree.  They are going to pick an artist and find out who influenced them and then research who influenced each of them and so on.

I have started working on an example for this project and I will post it when I am finished.  My hope is that my students will discover that music regardless of genre is all interrelated and many artists influence each other.  I think this will be a great way to start the class and will open up many other conversations.

What is your favorite music appreciation project?

Thank you for reading.

Day 351: Blogging Challenge

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The original challenge was to blog every day.  I did really well for a while, but then I realized it was a bit overwhelming and I was not doing a great job of setting time aside to blog.  I changed the challenge to writing 365 blogs in 365 days.  This would allow me to still complete the challenge if I missed a few days.  As I approach the end of the year long challenge I have to face the fact that I have fallen short and will not achieve my objective.  I will persevere though and although it will take me more than a year I am on a mission to finish.

The challenge now is to write a minimum of two blogs a day.  One to continue the streak and the other to catchup on a day that I missed from earlier in the challenge.

Have you ever completed a blogging challenge?  What did it entail?

Thank you for reading.

Day 350: Servant

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Being a servant is hard!  It is so much easier to be mad when people are mean or hurt me.


Life is full of choices...

I can think every bad thing done to me was intentional or I can give them the benefit of the doubt.

I can treat others how they treat me or I can treat people well regardless of the situation.

I can act based on my feelings or I can do what is right.

I can have a good attitude when things are going well or I can have a good attitude regardless of the circumstance.

I can add to the life of others if I choose to be a servant.


How do you serve?

Thank you for reading.

Day 349: Follow Friday

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I have never used the Follow Friday hashtag because I am always afraid I will miss someone.  At the same time, I always smile to myself when someone else includes me in their Follow Friday.

Why is this?

I believe this is because we all want to feel important and having someone else point out that we are worth following (even if it is just on Twitter) it makes us feel validated.  We all want to be reminded that we are important and that others think about us.  Follow Friday is a simple way of doing this.  In someways it may become a popularity contest, but it also depends on how you use it.

How do you tell others that they are important to you and that you appreciate them?  Do you send out Follow Friday tweets?

Thank you for reading.

Day 348: What is a Bad Teacher?

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What is a Bad Teacher?  What is a Good Teacher?

I am a sports person, so many of my thoughts become sports analogies.  As a coach, many of my players tell me they want to score more points.  What they do not tell me is how they plan to score more points.  It is easy to focus on results, but we need to focus on the process.

It is common in teaching circles to talk about the importance of having positive relationships and bonding with your students.  We say this and then in the next sentence we are focused on curriculum and tests.

I want to score more points during the game, but I am not willing to spend hours in the gym working on my shot.  It is easy to focus on tests, but hard to put in the work building relationships with students who may not want to connect with me.

It is hard for me to list what a Bad Teacher is, but I know what a Good Teacher is.  It is one that shows their students they care about them and they build positive relationships with them. They see their students as people and care more about these people than test scores.  As we begin a new school year it is another opportunity for us to build positive relationships and to focus on our students as people and not their test scores.

What is your definition of a Bad Teacher?  What is your definition of a Good Teacher?

Thank you for reading.

Day 347: Brain Games

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I do not watch a lot of television, but one of my favorite shows is Brain Games.  If you have never seen this show, I strongly recommend it.  It uses games to explore how the brain works.  I have found this to be fascinating and it has made me wonder if we truly use this information in our classrooms.  I am still a rookie with my understanding of the brain, but I believe this information can be powerful and we need to setup our lessons with this information in mind.

How do you use brain research in your classroom?

Thank you for reading.

Day 346: Updating My Blog

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When I first started blogging I had tags for everything.  After I heard about the idea of using my blog as a portfolio I decided to cut down to only four tags, which corresponded with the Domains of the Danielson Model.

I started the 365 Blog Challenge as a way to organize my thoughts and reflect on my journey.  Writing for a public audience forces me to think and try to be more clear with my thoughts.  The other hope with my blog is that I will be able to share ideas and projects that I use in my classroom.  I have learned so much from other teachers so I want to give back to the cause.

In order to better organize my blog I have decided to add more tags in order to make it easier to search for activity ideas.

Tags I am going to add...
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Choir
Music Appreciation
Media
Reflection (changed from Weekly Reflection)
Listening Activities

How do you setup your blog?

Thank you for reading.

Day 345: Music Is Incredible (Material Monday)

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Material Monday-Bulletin Boards

I am responsible for one bulletin board in the main entry way of my school.  The last two years I have had a "This Month In Music" board and I would include pictures of what each grade was doing for that month, our song of the month and our composer of the month.  This year I decided I need to mix it up a little (plus the art teacher, whose board is right next to mine, had a fantastic looking one and I decided mine looked extra lame compared to hers.)

Our reading theme this year is superheros so I am trying to find a way to tie in that theme into my classroom. I know I saw this idea online, but I cannot remember where and numerous Google searches have failed to find the link.  To start the year I am going to use the Incredibles as my theme.  It is going to say Music Is Incredible and have pictures of the Incredibles.  I am also thinking about adding QR codes and information about what is going on in class and how to connect with our classroom through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

What are your favorite bulletin board ideas?

Thank you for sharing.

Day 344: Broken Record

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As I try to get caught up on my daily blog challenge I am beginning to feel like a broken record. It seems like many of the ideas I hear and read are similar. Therefore it is easy to feel like I am constantly repeating myself. Over the course of this blogging journey (along with reading, podcasts and reflection) I have learned a few things.  

1.  Relationships are what truly matter in life.
2.  Bible Study and prayer are vital for my life to feel balanced.
3.  Mission: Treat people very well and be gracious.
4.  Look for the opportunity to learn in all situations.

What items make up your philosophy?

Thank you for reading. 

Day 343: This Is Your One Shot

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How many times did you take the ACT? How many times did you take the driving  test? How many times did you take the praxis?

There are few tests as an adult that we are only allowed to take once. The point of these tests are to show mastery on a set of criteria. Everyone can have a drivers license and we do not consider that unfair because everyone passed. The test must be too easy if we are all passing.

School was pretty easy for me, but now that I am a teacher I see how stressful it could be for students who need to work for it. I can't imagine the stress I would feel if I walked into a test knowing I did not understand the content, but I know this happens everyday for some students.

We want our students to learn and grow but we have put fixed mindset limitations on them. We have set up do or die expectations and convinced many students they only have one shot to be successful or to prove they are smart.

Tests should be used to show who has mastered content and to give us information to help those who as still on their road to mastery.

What routines do you have in place to help students master concepts?

Sometimes we all need more than one shot.

Thank you for reading.

Day 342: Don't Listen

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Yesterday while I was driving I listened to a few podcasts by Joshua Medcalf. One of them was about talking to yourself instead of listening to yourself.

I was quickly given a real life example of this philosophy and it now makes a lot more sense. Last night I was tired and my daughter was being fussy. I soon became annoyed with my husband and my self talk was not helpful in the least.

He needs to help out more.
I am responsible for all this stuff.
He complains.
I don't have enough time.
I have too much to do.

So on and so on. My self talk only increased my frustration. It was in the middle of one of these self rants that I realized I needed to stop. I needed to talk to myself and focus on the positives. 

It seems simple but there is a big difference between telling our selves what to focus on and listening to our selves.  We are told to be quiet and listen but sometimes it is better to talk. Tell yourself what to focus on instead of letting it direct you to all the challenges.

How do you use self talk in your life?

Thank you for reading.

Day 341: Who Am I?

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I am very blessed with the opportunity to stay home with my daughter for a few weeks at the start of the school year. The workload of preparing my classroom is overwhelming at times and I am feeling a bit lost at times. For the past six years I have been a teacher. My identity has been wrapped in being a teacher and a coach.

Who am I if I am not a teacher? This has been a tough reflection for me. I have written about this topic before but I never realized that it had happened to me. I have let my identity become intertwined wih what I do and now that what I do is different I am confused at what that means for me. Who am I?

I am Marisa. I am a child of God, a mother,  a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend. I like music, reading and sports and I make a living by teaching students about these passions. I teach and I will still teach without a formal classroom.

My class roster just went down to one child for a few weeks and this will be the most important teaching I have done up to this date.

What we do is not who we are. We are people and our personal traits do not change with our job title.

Thank you for reading.

Day 340: Get Over It

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My daughter is only seven weeks old but she continues to teach me a lot. One skill I am trying very hard to master is the ability to "Get Over It."

My daughter only cries when she is hungry or has a stomach ache. Fixing the hungry cry is simple. She may be completely undone and upset, but the minute we feed her she is done crying and happy again.

What an amazing skill. One minute she is acting like her world is ending and the next she is perfectly content.  The problem has been fixed, so there is no longer a need to fuss about it.

How often do adults fuss over problems that have been fixed? I know I am not always good at doing this. I am going to try my best to take a page out of my daughter's play book and get over it.

How do you focus on the solutions instead of past problems? How do we teach our students and ourselves to forget about past issues and focus on the here and now?

Thank you for reading?

Day 339: New Ideas for Gamification (Technology Tuesday)

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Technology Tuesday

Last year I started using gamification in my media class during second semester. This year I plan on using it all year.

I like that gamification allows me 1:1 time with my students and it allows students to work at their own pace, which is a skill many of my students struggle with.

Things I am changing this year...

-This year I am going to have worlds instead of levels and each world will be a collection of projects using a specific tool: docs, spreadsheet,  slides, calendar, maps, coding, sites and audio/visual.

-Students will earn badges for showing mastery on different tools.

-I am brainstorming ways to add powers to my setup. Students will be able to "buy" powers with their achievement points: pick where to sit and other things like that.

-We will use Edmodo for our LMS. I will use groups to organize students and their assignments.

How do you use gamification in your classroom?

Thank you for reading.

Day 338: First Project (Material Monday)

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Material Monday

I am in the midst of writing lesson plans for the start of the school year.  I like to start the year with a project that I know the students will love.  I also try to include an improvisation or composition component.

Kindergarten:  Name game, singing games, small percussion and dancing.

First Grade:  Singing games, dancing and small percussion

Second Grade: Rhythm Sticks-We start with rhythm echoes, I lead and than the students take turns being the leader. We also talk about AB form and learn a few basic rhythms to play along with to different songs.  I use popular, up beat music during this project.

Third Grade:  African Drums-We start with rhythm echoes, I lead and than the students take turns being the leader.We do 3-5 part rhythms and Drum Jams where the students listen to each other and play what they think fits.  The students also write a 4 bar 4/4 piece.

Fourth Grade:  Cup Game-We start with rhythm echoes, I lead and than the students take turns being the leader.  Thane learn the Cup Rhythm and play along with a variety of songs at different tempos.  The students also write their own 4 bar 4/4 cup rhythm.

What projects do you start the year with?

Thank you for reading.

Day 337: Yes, You Can!

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During personal observations and hearing stories from other moms I have come to the conclusion that many men seem to think that mom's have a magical power to know exactly what their baby needs. I am here to tell you that I for one am flying by the seat of my pants and I am trying to learn as fast as I can.

I do not mention this as a negative to my husband. I have come to realize that he does know how to care and comfort our daughter. The problem is he does not think he knows how to do this.  He is scared to do the wrong thing so he often allows me to take care of the situation. This is a reminder on how powerful our thoughts are. What we tell ourselves matter. How we think about situations matter.

So next time you are don't think you can do something, remember Yes You Can! You know more and are capable of more than you give yourself credit for. You may not be perfect the first time but you will learn and get better.

Yes, You Can!

Thank you for reading.

Day 336: #SatChat Reflection

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Do teachers fear technology or are many untrained on how to use it? Should teachers be given training or should they be expected to figure it out?

One of the recent #SatChat conversations was about teachers being scared of technology. I work in a district where technology is available but often unused. I am personally tired of hearing that I use technology because I am a young teacher, but I realized during the course of the chat I realized that this issue is more complex than I originally thought.

Many districts hand teachers a piece of technology and expect them to not only to use it proficiently but to teach themselves. Very little, if any training is provided. It would not be deemed acceptable for a teacher to expect a student to teach themself material, yet many expect teachers to use resources and teach in a way that many have never experienced before. This is a loosing battle in my opinion.

I realize that for every district that does it this way there is at least one that offers training and support to their teachers.  There are teachers who are scared to use technology, but there are also many teachers who are hungry to learn and who just need a little guidance.

Technology, like learning anything new takes time and people want to know what they are going to get from their investment. Those of use that use technology can model and encourage those teachers around us.

How do you help support your coworkers? How do you encourage others to use technology?

Thank you for reading. 

Day 334: Relationships

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I am still amazed by the power of Twitter. I have found that the online contact makes the relationships a little easier. I consider myself to be a shy person when I am in new situations or surrounded by people I do not know.  People go to Twitter to connect, so they are putting aside time to interact. So often in face to face interactions, we get distracted by the challenges of the day and although we are surrounded by other people, we don't spend much of this time truly interacting.  Sadly, I have found I often know more about those I follow on Twitter than I do about those I see everyday.

When I think about activities I enjoy, classes I liked in school or my favorite teachers/coaches they almost all boil down to one thing.  They all included times where I felt connected to the people around me and had positive relationships.  Relationships are often overlooked, but I believe they are most important.

Relationships make life enjoyable (yes, at times they add stress), but they also add purpose.

How do you build positive relationships with your students?  How do you build positive relationships with your coworkers?  How do you build positive relationships with your friends and family?

Thank you for reading.

Day 335: Be The Change

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I have accepted a challenge and I urge everyone to take on the challenge too.

Be the change you want to see...

If you want to see people be kind, be the kindest.
If you want to see teachers teach a certain way, teach that way.
If you want teachers to use technology, use technology.
If you want to see your players work hard, work hard yourself.

This year I am challenging myself to teach the way that I think teachers should teach: to have high standards for our students, to use technology, to be kind, to treat people well and to share my passion with my students.

What change do you want to see?

Thank you for reading.