Unit 6 - Reflecting and saying thank you
Change - it's hard to decided what changes I would like to elicit, because at times it's difficult to introduce our own change. I would hope though that when someone suggests change it does actually improve the content of the paper/or project. I would also hope that when our final project is done its purpose to helps those who are new to teaching in the online community is realized.
I once heard that for a teacher 7 years of continuous teaching is the magic number. At 7 years you can walk into a classroom without a lesson planned, a broken copy machine, computers down and still make it through the day. Time and experience has given you that gift. For new online teachers I hope that our site will give them that gift and they won't have to wait 7 years for a sense of ease and confidence to emerge. I also hope they recognize the dedication that went in to producing the site which we continue to work on as a very cohesive group, sprinkled with some laughter too. In the end my goal is for readers to embrace and appreciate the final project!
As far as thank you's they are aimed at the group. Lisa, Lori, John ---each of you brings your energy, wit and solid work ethic to this project. I truly appreciate that. There's such a sense of team-work, if only that could transcend into my line of work at times, this seamless feeling of all for one, not me, me, me. What a grand place it would be.
Lastly, I need to thank my family for their support and patience during this 18 month journey.
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Michelle, truly the joy of teaching when you can walk into the classroom and organically allow the lesson to evolve with enough tools, knowledge and stories in your pocket for all to be stimulated by the students - ah, exhilarating.
I still have the opportunity to do this face to face and online. You don't need to wait as many years for this to happen online since the tools (and often the stories of others) are at your fingertips.
Hope you have fun with it! ~ Datta Kaur
Michelle,
Aw, thanks for the compliment.
I appreciate all your efforts too and no matter what the outcome, we had a good ride. I learned more in the process.
Lisa
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