Before and after

The below blog link was just what I needed to stumble on...if I am to go then this sort of reflection is perfect for me to think about as well.  When looking at my first years of teaching, I relied heavily on what I had been shown/told/observed from my tutor/associate and mentor teachers.  Teaching has changed so much in the last 10 years. What you know is ever evolving  and I need to evolve with it.  I think teaching is so much more exciting now than when I first started!  Students are the centre of my universe and their input/ideas/interests/values are what drives me to create engaging and empowering learning.  I look back to my ways of old and neh bring on the current focus on collaborative student-directed teaching and learning!  https://kerrithompsonblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/edblognz-week-one-no-1/  

My true focus for now is personlised learning.  I want to know more about this..I have been hearing whispers...Now is this just what we do when we individualise or differentiate or is this a pedagogical framework for empowering learners to take charge of their learning?  I will investigate more and keep you posted...

Crossroads

So when did I become 40 something? Where is life leading me? What adventures does it hold for me?  One thing I know for sure is that I am the only one who can lead my life.  In my thirties I knew that life was not going to wait for me.  I had to take control and do what I could to lead the way.  Going back to uni at 30 something was the hardest but most exciting thing I had ever  done!  Success at 30 something - finally! Now at 40 something, and teaching for nearly 10 years, I am again at the cross roads of my life journey.  Do I stay or do I go?