I never thought I would be the blogging type. Since I have switched careers to teaching I have found myself able and willing to reflect on my professional practice and experience more often and more openly. There have really been two things that have driven me to blog, well maybe three!
Twitter
A couple of years ago I joined Twitter as a teacher (April 2015 to be exact), wow that was longer ago than I thought. Recently I have been using Twitter a lot more as a form of PD and learning in my "spare time". I have been overwhelmed and surprised at the number of people who share their life and teachings on Twitter (and the internet in general) so that others can learn from this. As such I am thinking that I need to give back to the world wide web. But who knows maybe no one will read this and it will become my personal journal or terribly embarrassing retirement party discovery!
Documenting things and helping others
In the last few years I have gone to the local Google Summit twice. I have found the conference very helpful in my practice. Last year I started to make videos about how to make a student behaviour/observation tracking system (which is a current focus in my board so a lot of teachers are looking for ideas). I shared these videos with some colleagues and my entire school recently. Since then I have found out that there are a number of people who have been using those videos and finding them useful. It is quite rewarding to see that more experienced colleagues are finding my videos helpful. This has made me think that maybe someone can learn something from my endeavours in blogging, I know I have learned from other bloggers.
Starting a mentoring program
The final reason for starting to blog is that I am spearheading a mentoring program at my school. I am hoping to use blogging as a documentation of this initiative and my experiences and lessons learned.
So here I go... my adventure into blogging begins! I hope you enjoy.
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