Summer Infoletter: Thanking you all
I love my job.
Everyday is different as I work with the Adult Education community across the province in our joint quest to get better at what we do. I learn so much every single day from all of you.
As we enter the summer season, I want to thank all of the teachers, students, support staff, consultants, and administrators who welcome me into their school boards, centres, and classrooms – who share their work and ideas with me everyday.
Without all of you and your tenacious collaboration, my job would be near to impossible.
A specific highlight for me this year was how I am seeing the use of technology become more integrated in practices across the province. Technology use is becoming less of an event and is starting to be used much more naturally, when it is needed and when it makes sense. This is something I think about a lot and it is exhilarating to see it come to life! Here is a video I created last summer that talks about this very thing.
And finally, here are the fruits of your collaboration! These are some of the most recent resources I have put together with and because of you. I am looking forward to continuing our work in August!
Teacher Stories YouTube Channel
This is where all of the teacher story videos live. Some of them are also included in different PD Mosaic tiles but if you just want to be inspired by teachers in Adult Education from across the province, take a look here. http://bit.ly/TeacherStoryVideos
PD Mosaic
Here are three PD Mosaic resources that I put together in the past month or so. They were created in collaboration with a lot of different people, so be sure to scroll down to the bottom of each tile to see who contributed. While you are there, take some time to look through the rest of the site. You never know, you may see something that inspires you or even someone you know!
- An Intro to Evaluation FOR Learning – including ideas for why and how to get started from teachers http://bit.ly/EvalForLearning
- Learning in Stations – including one teacher’s story about how she got started using stations with her adult learners and her plans for the future http://bit.ly/PDMosaicStations
- Triangulation – creating a clearer picture of student learning through formative assessment http://bit.ly/TriangPDM
(And a special thanks to Susie for inspiring this post 🙂 )
Tracy