The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind:
My work right now is tied so closely to what I think my purpose is and the seemingly endless stream of new problems and things to tinker with has not been depressing. In the past, especially in the middle of my career in education I would get a sense of anxiety around preparing for the new year because I did not know if I was in the right place. I did not feel like I was serving students in the best way that I could. The past few years at BE.Tech I feel a renewed sense of purpose and comfort in the ability to control my own destiny and work to not leave things to chance. Comfort is the wrong word because the pressure to do this work well is real, but it does not feel stressful, it feels good. I imagined that working from my WHY would feel like this, sensations of intense focus, honest collaboration (not to be confused with easy!), and tangible outcomes.
Moving forward I need to find ways to continue this momentum. Shortly I will be adding my learning plan to this website in addition to some other functions as I begin to use this space as my portfolio. Portfolios are something we are going to require of all of our students this year and so this will be my model. I look forward to seeing if I can keep up with this work consistently and regularly reflect on the work I am doing.
REMINDER: Check-in with my accountability partner!
- Finishing up my second session of CURR341.
- Learning that the location and model of our school is changing.
- Creating an entirely new schedule for our school.
- Planning to introduce this to our staff.
- Meeting and planning for a new course I am teaching CURR343.
- Other life stuff with my dad, family, etc. relationship check-ins.
- And of course, the confines of Covid-19.
My work right now is tied so closely to what I think my purpose is and the seemingly endless stream of new problems and things to tinker with has not been depressing. In the past, especially in the middle of my career in education I would get a sense of anxiety around preparing for the new year because I did not know if I was in the right place. I did not feel like I was serving students in the best way that I could. The past few years at BE.Tech I feel a renewed sense of purpose and comfort in the ability to control my own destiny and work to not leave things to chance. Comfort is the wrong word because the pressure to do this work well is real, but it does not feel stressful, it feels good. I imagined that working from my WHY would feel like this, sensations of intense focus, honest collaboration (not to be confused with easy!), and tangible outcomes.
Moving forward I need to find ways to continue this momentum. Shortly I will be adding my learning plan to this website in addition to some other functions as I begin to use this space as my portfolio. Portfolios are something we are going to require of all of our students this year and so this will be my model. I look forward to seeing if I can keep up with this work consistently and regularly reflect on the work I am doing.
REMINDER: Check-in with my accountability partner!