I'm finally feeling as though I'm gaining ground with the staff. I've had a decent amount of teacher buy-in from the start, however, this past week, I've not only sought after teachers myself, other teachers have sought me out! It's not always easy to be the new kid on campus, and add a newly created position on top of it... well, people can be skeptical. I'm so thankful for the relationships and positive culture we're building on our campus, and it is showing in so many ways.
One example of a teacher who is stepping out of their comfort zone and embracing technology is one who is not currently in my cycle of target classrooms, but has come to me on their own. This teacher has used paper and pencil since they began teaching many years ago. However, in the first six weeks of school, they have requested learning how to set up Google Classroom, create and attach Docs, Slides, and Forms. Last week, they asked how to use Quizlet! I also shared an app called DuoLingo, that they may like to check out for enrichment... they loved it, and plan to introduce their students to the app this week. With a little time and effort, this teacher is learning to keep up with the environment in which their students can learn best in.
Monday, October 2, 2017
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Oh, this is the best feeling, when you feel like you have cred!! I'm so glad that people are catching the excitement. :-) What do you think you've been doing that has been helping? I'm sure part of it is the time you've been spending on relationship building and the extra support!
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