08/April/18
I am sitting here at the Ontario Google Summit in Cambridge, Ontario, digesting all of the new technology apps/sites, etc. that I have learned so far this weekend. I am always amazed at how much I learn at the Google Summit, not because I think I know more than most, but because it seems like so much information is jammed into a short period of time. The facilitators are always phenomenal, and they really make you think about your teaching practices and the why behind the choices you make in your classroom.
I suppose that leads into blogging, and how I have arrived at where I am now. I have been toying with the idea of blogging for a little while now, but never really seem to get the courage to just do it. I tend to lean back on this idea of being shy - I still get nervous putting myself out there, especially in front of colleagues.
Well, this morning I listened to a fellow educator explain how we just need to jump, to take the plunge and try something new. If we never try, we will never learn, which means I'll never really push myself out of my comfort zone to a point where I am learning to do new things, and getting more comfortable with being uncomfortable. And it's only in pushing myself that I'll be able to (hopefully) lose the self-labelled shy characteristic that I've slapped on myself.
Perhaps self-imposed, that adjective seems to follow me everywhere. Those that know me know that I am actually really quiet at first - the thought of putting myself out there, especially on a very public format, scares me to my core. Even standing up at a staff meeting makes me want to hide under a table.
The issue: How can I expect my students to take risks if I am too scared or shy to do it myself?
And so, here I am, taking the plunge.
I suppose that leads into blogging, and how I have arrived at where I am now. I have been toying with the idea of blogging for a little while now, but never really seem to get the courage to just do it. I tend to lean back on this idea of being shy - I still get nervous putting myself out there, especially in front of colleagues.
Well, this morning I listened to a fellow educator explain how we just need to jump, to take the plunge and try something new. If we never try, we will never learn, which means I'll never really push myself out of my comfort zone to a point where I am learning to do new things, and getting more comfortable with being uncomfortable. And it's only in pushing myself that I'll be able to (hopefully) lose the self-labelled shy characteristic that I've slapped on myself.
Perhaps self-imposed, that adjective seems to follow me everywhere. Those that know me know that I am actually really quiet at first - the thought of putting myself out there, especially on a very public format, scares me to my core. Even standing up at a staff meeting makes me want to hide under a table.
The issue: How can I expect my students to take risks if I am too scared or shy to do it myself?
And so, here I am, taking the plunge.
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