I don't have a ton of experience blogging, but I definitely have a lot to say! My main goal for this blog is to share my experiences teaching middle school science and expand my personal learning network. I hope at some point that I can use this blog as a forum for discussion on various topics or get feedback on things that I am thinking about. It seems the hardest part about trying to innovate is finding people to collaborate with, especially if those people are not at your school.
Currently I am a 5th grade teacher. I have been teaching 5th grade for 7 years. Next year I am moving up and will be teaching middle school science. I am so excited! I am so ready for a change. I have learned and accomplished a lot in 5th grade, but I feel like I have plateaued in my ability. I am so energized for next year in ways I haven't been in a long time. I'm excited about planning new things and learning new curriculum and having a new challenge!
One of the things I am most excited about is completely changing the way I will be teaching. This year I have experimented with flipping my math class. For a first time try, I think it went really well! There are definitely some elements that I want to tweak and improve, but more than that I want to know that I am doing everything I can to engage my kids and prepare them for the future. Up until very recently I had no idea how many light years behind I was in even being aware of the current ideas and teaching methods. I really do owe a lot to the EdCampNC "unconference". I met some truly amazing people who opened a door for me and showed me a whole new world. *cue music*
Like I said before, I'm energized and excited in ways I haven't been in a long time. This is the right thing for me at definitely the right time.
That sounds like an exciting move. I have often wondered what it's like over there in the middle school each time I get ready to say goodbye to my fifth graders. You'll have to blog about it to let us know!
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