When I started this blog my priority was educational technology and helping others implement it in the classroom. I don't want to completely abandon this area, but with new responsibilities and job titles granted to me, I want to adjust my focus. I plan to focus more on the instructional leadership aspect of my new position in this blog. This still will include technology tips and tricks, but there is a broader list of topics I need to address now. One of the first things I want to cover is our priorities with our students. We all have those students that we know everyone in their life has give up on. As educators, our job is to be the people that never give up. We are the ones that go the extra mile for them. We often don't know what happened to them the night before that may be causing them to act out. Did mom or dad get arrested the night before, or did baby brother have to go the the E.R. last night and no one remember to set the alarm when they g...
Being an educator is not for the faint of heart. People are always telling you that it can't be done. As teachers you rise to the challenge, not out of defiance or rebellion, but because you have a source of strength that allows you to do what needs to be done. This blog will focus on honing your craft, developing strength as a teacher. That way when others tell you it can't be done, you boldly respond, "Wait...Hold my chalk!"