Have you ever had those times when professional development that you offer, just seems rote, scripted and not all that engaging? It centers around a tech tool and how to use it but not on the why? Over the past year I have been putting together a PD in my mind...one about Educational Mindshift, Best Practices, Technology Integration and PBL. All of these are passions of mine, but they are only a few....today was the day that my vision for this PD was realized, they day that is could share my "heart" as a coach and instructional leader. The experience of leading a PD in which I believed with my heart and soul was so fulfilling I am still on cloud nine! Did everything go off without a hitch? Nope. Technology was lagging, not all staff saw value in each piece of the PD, but some are slow to shift. This one central experience comes three years after I took the leap into this position of ITS. To say that change happens slow would be an understatement. I do believe that I am in this position for a reason, to facilitate learning for all, teachers and students, administrators and professional support staff. So this is one of the first pages in my book this year. Some might see it as boring, but I have too much Awesome to spread to stop here;)
Slowly Shifting...
Christina
