Jumping In…
Anxiety, wow, trying to think about what to write is tough. My struggle lies in my own brain. I have read many places just to be informal and attempt common conversation. Another part of my problem is that I lack confidence in my own writing ability and fear the judgment of readers and peers. The little guy on my shoulder keeps telling me that this is great practice and that I won’t get better until I practice but those self conscious thoughts still exist. I suspect that confidence will grow as I become more comfortable in this personal cyber space. Another solution that exists is the possibility of including podcasts, voicethreads and slideshows to expand upon my thoughts and accomplish my blogging goals.
Diving deeper…
The story of lightinthewoods. I will have to add a page on this subject because it represents so much to me but for now a brief explanation of the blogs title. First on all, it is my last name roughly translated from German to English. It is representative of my love for the outdoors. This further symbolizes my philosophy on teaching, as a model and facilitator, it is my hope that students are attracted to the light, follow and are guided by the light. I hope to shine light on new learning for students. Light also brings about mental imagery of electricity, and in turn, I have been able to apply this to my thoughts on technology in the classroom shining new light on education and learning (as represented by the woods). The light cliches are seemingly endless, but I foresee that much who I am and will be as an educator is reflected through this phrase.
Nice start….Thanks for the explanation.
That’s an awesome analogy of how you see your teaching, and represents true strong values that all teachers should have. Deep. Brian Nenson