Sharing

Another thing I've learned this year is to never underestimate the power of collaboration. As tired and worn out as I was this last week of school, I really am glad that we had the opportunity to get together and share our lessons and units. As I listened to others talk about their projects, I made mental notes of several ideas/tools/lessons that I want to check out in depth over the summer. For example, I am definitely going to incorporate student blogging next year. A few other reading/language arts teachers in the cohort used individual student blogs. Seeing examples of these blogs convinced me of their usefulness and multiple applications for my content area. Also, I was inspired to use my wiki even more as our class "hub." This year I mainly used the Eboard as I was used to it and found it easy to navigate. However, I believe the wiki has more functionality for the long run. So, to sign off I would like to thank CDE for this opportunity to learn and grow as a 21st Century educator. Happy Summer!