Teaching the Teacher

I believe that students need us as educators to willing to change our roles and engage in the learning process as often as we can. Reflecting is at the root of this learning. Reflection is a form of professional development that costs schools little financially and has the power to improve student achievement.

AT learning can be a very daunting and frightening process. For many professionals learning about a new technology is risky. It means accepting our deficiencies and trusting that we will be successful at what we are learning. Also involved in learning technology is the fear that you could hurt or damage an expensive piece of equipment. Learning about technology can cause stress, when under stress we can easily become over whelmed and want to give up. This learning is hard work. We must remember how hard our students work and be willing to commit to the process of learning so that we can support them.

Learning technology for me has been like learning anything else, if I relax and let myself make connections and build on my prior knowledge, if i take risks and try things, then reflect on how this worked, if i then share and collaborate with others I will succeed. I know other teachers will too.
I guess my message today is that teaching is great, but learning is better.