“Digital leadership requires connectedness as an essential component to cultivate innovative practices and lead sustainable change.” from Digital Leadership, Eric Sheninger @E_Sheninger.
That IS my new challenge: connectedness. I’ll be in a new environment, I’ll have new (& more) students than I’ve had in five years. Not with the content, though I can always improve on that. I have yet to know what they are like, but I already know they yearn for stability and creativity. I have done minimal to share my ideas, but now have a fresh slate to record them and use this platform as my reflection.
I’ll also have new books, new classroom managemnt system, and new way of requesting time off.
I realize I cannot replace the exiting teacher, nor can I imitate her. I do know by perusing through the old materials she kept that we share the same philosophies about math, regardless of technology. I also know I’m not the sharpest tool in the math department, and I’m okay with that, as long as I can surround myself with experts, hence connectedness.
By the way, Eric Sheninger is one of those people I stayed connected to. Sara Van Der Werf is another. Twitter is an excellent way to reach others. #mtbos is the tag math teachers should follow. LinkdIn another I prefer, more than Facebook. I’m looking forward to develop PD discussions at the myMCTM discussion forum that just developed. I’ve been asked to be a forum moderator, but I’d like to get settled in and get to know the students at my new place of work. Very exciting!
Even though I’m a newbie in their mind, I hope to soon create a pattern of inspiration throughout my classes. Why use Robert Frost’s line in the title? To me it represents the satisfaction of pursuing a path others won’t take...so that “it made all the difference.”
Til I chalk again,
Mr. Shel
That IS my new challenge: connectedness. I’ll be in a new environment, I’ll have new (& more) students than I’ve had in five years. Not with the content, though I can always improve on that. I have yet to know what they are like, but I already know they yearn for stability and creativity. I have done minimal to share my ideas, but now have a fresh slate to record them and use this platform as my reflection.
I’ll also have new books, new classroom managemnt system, and new way of requesting time off.
I realize I cannot replace the exiting teacher, nor can I imitate her. I do know by perusing through the old materials she kept that we share the same philosophies about math, regardless of technology. I also know I’m not the sharpest tool in the math department, and I’m okay with that, as long as I can surround myself with experts, hence connectedness.
By the way, Eric Sheninger is one of those people I stayed connected to. Sara Van Der Werf is another. Twitter is an excellent way to reach others. #mtbos is the tag math teachers should follow. LinkdIn another I prefer, more than Facebook. I’m looking forward to develop PD discussions at the myMCTM discussion forum that just developed. I’ve been asked to be a forum moderator, but I’d like to get settled in and get to know the students at my new place of work. Very exciting!
Even though I’m a newbie in their mind, I hope to soon create a pattern of inspiration throughout my classes. Why use Robert Frost’s line in the title? To me it represents the satisfaction of pursuing a path others won’t take...so that “it made all the difference.”
Til I chalk again,
Mr. Shel
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