Let me begin by saying...Welcome Back!!! I hope that your summer was everything that you hoped it would be. I also hope you rested up, because this is going to be a full year of leaning; not only for our students, but for our teachers as well. I know that having so much to learn can seem overwhelming initially, because you have a lot of responsibilities. Just know that help is available and training is on the way. It seems like the big thing to do these days is: Participate in "Challenges". YouTube offers a new challenge almost every week. People are joining in on the ALS challenge, the snow challenge, etc.... I decided to participate in the Positive Thinking Challenge last week. This challenge required you to state three things positive about your life, and each day you should nominate three people to join you. Initially it was difficult for me. It wasn't hard because I don't have amazing people and things in my life, because I do. it was hard, because sometimes the negative things weigh so heavy on us, that we forget all the positive things going on around us every day. I literally had to push to change my mindset to see things differently. I had to learn to stop allowing the "current situation" to alter my perspective of the "Big Picture". Sooo....while I know that learning all this new technology, curriculum, and materials is very difficult...I wonder what new perspectives we can come up with, if we look at the BIG PICTURE.
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AuthorJuantonia Hill is the Math Instructional Coach for Southfield Public Schools. This blog represents the latest headline story inside of the monthly edition of Teacher Talk. Archives
March 2015
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