I've been out of education for a while, so I'm really looking forward to working with the strategies that we'll be exploring in class. Things are so different compared to how I taught years ago.
I taught at a private K-8 school out of state. There was no professional development. I had a mentor for my first year, but there wasn't mush to the mentoring program. I didn't have any regular meetings and the one piece of advice that I got from my principal was to take more grades. I finally feel like I'm getting the professional development that I craved.
I can tell that implementing these strategies takes a good deal of preparation. Combining them in a method that supports students and provides flexibility is a skill unto itself.
I've been going through all of the on-line resources that have been mentioned in our text so far and bookmarking them in my delicious account. There are some great resources here. One of my personal favorites is Stellarium, an on-line planetarium. Users can see what the sky will look like using a given time and location. I tried this one at home. Both me and my six year old daughter loved it.
Can't wait for more great resources!
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