What Would I Do as a Teacher If I Weren't Afraid?

Reflective Teaching 30 Day Blog Challenge

Day 30: What would you do, as a teacher, if you weren't afraid?

And last but not least the final day! Just before the end of term too!


Just been chatting on Twitter about purposeful innovation in education (#edchatnz) and so this question comes at a time when I am thinking about if I am innovative enough in the classroom and how I could be more so. This leads to not being afraid because sometimes it takes more courage than you want to have to try new things and take risks. Especially when you are the newest member of an established teaching crew.

I would like to be more innovative in the classroom and I hope to take a small step towards that goal each day. I don't think that this means I will stop fearing the risk but I hope to be afraid and do it anyway!

First step: Be open to student suggestions and allow students to take the lead. Learn to say YES to these opportunities more! Let them lead me to a new and more purposeful way to be innovative in my teaching.

Twiiter Chat

Completed my second Twitter chat tonight!

#dojochatANZ Maximising student engagement

Love the energy and ideas from twitter chats. I learn so much. I must do more!

My Favourite Go-To Teaching Sites

Reflective Teaching 30 Day Blog Challenge

Day 26: What are your favourite go-to sites for help/tips/resources in your teaching?

*Pinterest - for ideas and resources for the classroom. I found some great stuff for our Around the World With the Gingerbread Man lastnight.

*Teachers Pay Teachers - for resources that you just don't have time to make yourself!

*Other teacher's blogs! - I have a bookmarked, pinned and put many blogs on my Blogger blog list that  go to for ideas, resources and tips.

If I need help or advice I use sites such as:

*Twitter - for education groups and chats

*Facebook - where I have joined education groups such the ones mentioned through this link and my own personal teacher network groups.

Does anyone have any go-to sites that they would like to share? I am always open to finding new sites.

My journey so far to becoming a CONNECTED EDUCATOR

A large part of starting this blog was due to being part of Connected Educators Month 2014 and going through the Connected Educator Month Starter Kit.  I also have to say that I may have never even know about this course if it hadn't been shared to a shared graduate teacher group page by a fellow graduate who I trained with. Thankyou!