In the slide show the mice that were willing to go out and seek new cheese sources reminded me that I need to be a little more proactive in my own leadership and teaching. Our district is not always forthright with the technology available or some glaze over it. Our entire department was solicited to participate in a Clickr piloting session and I was the only one who responded that I would be willing to go and when I got back and started telling my co-workers about it, they they took an interest. We need to be willing to try new things and seek out new technologies to enhance our effectiveness as educators. I know that with budgets constantly tightening we will need to do more as a department to seek outside funding and since I am one of those people who would like to work with it, I need to step-up and find out additional sources for raising money as a department to acquire more interactive whiteboards for our classes. We teach our kids that if you want something you have to work at it, so why should it be any different when we are adults. It isn't always ask and you shall receive... but that would be nice!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Change
This week during in our class we looked at a couple of different power points about Change. The presentation which resonated the most with me was "Who Moved My Cheese?" This week we spent a day at school discussing Power Standards and picking which of the state standards we were focusing on in Algebra 1. There are a couple teachers in my department who are close to retirement. One of their philosophies is "This too shall pass." I find that a little sad. While the state of education has changed a lot over the course of their teaching career, they should be more willing to adapt for the benefit of their students. My entire educational practice and education has been built on standards so I am quite familiar with it. As educators we need to be open to new ideas and new ways to look at things. That does not always mean that you need to agree with every thing, but you need to be willing to be open to it.
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I was having a conversation with a co-worker the other day and we agreed that if there were more Emily's in our school, we would be doing really well. I remember once when you scolded me for a student coming to your class late. I know that I got upset, but I got over it. It wasn't because the kid was with me, or he wasn't with you, it was because he needed to be in math because it was one of his struggles. It has always been that way, the student first, the ego second. And this is something that many teachers could do to help change the face of teaching.
I absolutely agree with your point of view on this, as I have a stone that is eroded with every season of change, but is still there in the mud. At some point this stone will be gone, and the mud will be indifferent to the existence of said stone. As for the plants, the ones that grow with every season, the mud needs them so that it is supported it stays put. The plants are much happier without the stone, as it is easier for them to be cultivated and grow.
I thought today could use a metaphor, keep up the great work and continue to be a leader.
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