Memories of School

As educators, we know that it's important to reflect on our own teaching styles and abilities and constantly hope to improve upon the way we teach.  It's equally important to put ourselves in our students' shoes and evaluate the way we are touching their lives and affecting the way they learn.  Another great thing to do is to take ourselves back to when we were students and think about our favorite things in each grade.  It might be a project we completed, a field trip we took, or a particular achievement we attained...  Whatever it happens to be, I think it's important to remember what we enjoyed when we're thinking about what our students might also enjoy today.

If you have a few minutes, I'd appreciate it if you would complete this survey.  It's a reflection broken down by grade level where you can share your favorite memories at each level.  If you can't remember something from a particular year, don't fret.  Any information will be greatly appreciated.  The survey is completely anonymous and I will share some of the responses on here so we can all take a look at what we enjoyed to perhaps spark some ideas about what we could recycle and use again in our classrooms.

Please feel free to pass the survey along to your friends, family, students, classmates, and fellow educators.

Educational Tweeting

I have just gotten back into Twitter and I must say, it's much more helpful than it was last time I used it.  I don't know if it's just the fact that more people are using Twitter than the last time I was really into it, or if my interests and objectives for the social media website have been altered and I have found more useful reasons to tweet.  Either way, I wanted to share the fact that I think it's really useful from an educator's standpoint so that other educators might start using it, too.

Not only are there countless educators tweeting their thoughts, feelings, and ideas, but many educational organizations and websites have joined the party as well, providing a wealth of resources for teachers in any point in their careers.

With so much uncertainty about job security in many school districts across the nation, it's nice to know that there is a teaching community online to turn to when you're looking for advice or ideas or just a place to vent about your personal thoughts.

If you are already on Twitter or if you decide to sign up at some point and join the conversation, please follow me @katrinakrull.