1. I love learning in this connected, collaborative world.
2. Our students benefit from having a real-world audience for their work.
3. Building a professional learning network takes time that I must make.
4. Many times and in many ways, my PLN crosses over into my PFN (personal friend network), and I am richer for it.
5. The new digital divide is between those who understand and can move in this connected, sharing environment and those who can't.
6. My favorite moments in the classroom are when students leap out of their comfort zones, take the class in a direction I had not imagined, and use tools in clever and innovative ways that push their thinking and learning.
7.We have some incredibly hard-working and passionate teachers at Fredericksburg Academy.
8. We have some incredibly hard-working and passionate students at Fredericksburg Academy.
9. It may take our students longer to realize the value in learning this way than some of us.
10. All this TIME has been SO worth it (see #3)
Susan, I found myself saying Yes! to most of these points. I hope that soon I’ll be able to say yes! to the points where student learning is transformed (#6). I’ve learned so much from you and your colleagues, and I hope to keep doing that. Congratulations on completing your first journey.
Thanks, Tania. We are all on this journey together. I feel empowered from this experience and look forward to working with all of you for a long time.