My school year started the last week of the holidays, with a trip to Wellington to the International Thinking Conference with 6 other teachers from our school. What a fantastic experience! I enjoyed every moment of the conference and learnt something from every presenter I went to. We heard from some amazing great ‘thinkers’ such as Michael Pohl and Edward Debono and gained much, not only from listening to them but also from talking and discussing what we heard from with each other. We’ve come back to school with so many ideas to implement and to share with the rest of the staff. One of the most important things that I got out of the whole thing is that teachers need to have a balance between school and leisure time. Because if you spend all your time working and don’t have that balance; then you can’t be at your best, relaxed and happy for your students. Makes total sense, so a goal for this year is to ensure I spent my down time on the things that really matter and make a difference for my students learning. I look forward to implementing and starting this goal tomorrow on Waitangi Day! Great having a Wednesday off during the term!
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Welcome to 2013!
Hello and welcome to a new school year for 2013, we've got an exciting year planned so it's great to get stuck in and started!
My school year started the last week of the holidays, with a trip to Wellington to the International Thinking Conference with 6 other teachers from our school. What a fantastic experience! I enjoyed every moment of the conference and learnt something from every presenter I went to. We heard from some amazing great ‘thinkers’ such as Michael Pohl and Edward Debono and gained much, not only from listening to them but also from talking and discussing what we heard from with each other. We’ve come back to school with so many ideas to implement and to share with the rest of the staff. One of the most important things that I got out of the whole thing is that teachers need to have a balance between school and leisure time. Because if you spend all your time working and don’t have that balance; then you can’t be at your best, relaxed and happy for your students. Makes total sense, so a goal for this year is to ensure I spent my down time on the things that really matter and make a difference for my students learning. I look forward to implementing and starting this goal tomorrow on Waitangi Day! Great having a Wednesday off during the term!
My school year started the last week of the holidays, with a trip to Wellington to the International Thinking Conference with 6 other teachers from our school. What a fantastic experience! I enjoyed every moment of the conference and learnt something from every presenter I went to. We heard from some amazing great ‘thinkers’ such as Michael Pohl and Edward Debono and gained much, not only from listening to them but also from talking and discussing what we heard from with each other. We’ve come back to school with so many ideas to implement and to share with the rest of the staff. One of the most important things that I got out of the whole thing is that teachers need to have a balance between school and leisure time. Because if you spend all your time working and don’t have that balance; then you can’t be at your best, relaxed and happy for your students. Makes total sense, so a goal for this year is to ensure I spent my down time on the things that really matter and make a difference for my students learning. I look forward to implementing and starting this goal tomorrow on Waitangi Day! Great having a Wednesday off during the term!
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