My Journey

Welcome to my journey to create an engaging and innovative classroom.  The job that I hold is my dream job but it has become work.  I realized that I haven't changed with the students and was stuck in the old way of doing things.

The past year I began working closely with my co-worker next door.  We have been doing lessons together, helping each other with behaviors, expectations, weakness and strengths.  I am tech savy and he is student oriented.  I am data driven and he is interest based.  It has made for a great working relationship.

Next year we plan to do more work together.  I learned about Blended Learning and Project-Based Learning (PBL).  This is the first summer that I have sat and read books. I am on book number 3 now.  I have been going to conferences and participating in workshops to learn more.

Each year I state it will be the year that I will blog more.  I struggle with the written word. Getting my ideas across doesn't always work.  After reading The Innovator's Mindset by George Couros, I realized that I am not reflecting enough and that is part of the reason my job has become work.  I hope to use this blog as a reflection piece for me.

I am hoping to use a combination of blended learning and PBL in my classroom.  I work with students who have disabilities at the high school level.  My students are on the Alternative Assessment for state testing.  We work on basic skills, social skills, and community based skills.  As the year goes on I will continue to update my blog and what I have tried.