Like all teachers, I look forward to summer as a time of rest and relaxation. But, like my peers, I feel guilty when I don’t use the time to work to improve my teaching. This summer, I took a grad class in Educational Diagnosis. This class, though it doesn’t pertain directly to my particular job description, provided so much insight into children’s learning difficulties and the testing for diagnosis. My classmates, mostly special ed teachers, shared knowledge and experience that I would never have been exposed to. As a result, I think I’ll be far more sensitive to student’s learning styles and more willing to explore more differentiated learning.
The second place where I continue to learn so much is Twitter. I know, it has a reputation of a site with millions of followers providing useless information, but this is far from the truth. For educators, it provides a wealth of information. I’m currently following librarians, teachers, information technology directors, and more to learn more about the latest in the field. A day does not go by when I don’t learn something new that I can incorporate into my library. So laugh if you will, but my students will be better off because of Twitter.
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