As an educator with two public blogs, private facebook page, and public twitter page, I spend some time every now and then thinking about what my digital footprint is and what it says about me. As of right now, I am deciding to maintain the public, non-protected status of my tweets and blog posts. Some educators might think this unwise. Some people don't even want a facebook page or anything publicly posted on the web because of the possible ramifications.
My decision is based on a desire to live transparently. In my personal and professional life, I seek to live with integrity of action, speech and thought. Therefore, nothing I post online should be surprising to the people I work with. I would love it if people could come visit my classroom in real life and give me feedback on lesson planning and implementation, but that's not always feasible. So I have an online community to help.
In my personal life, the same holds true. My postings should not come as a surprise to friends or family members that know me well. I am just seeking to document my journey and reflect a bit along the way.
That's all. Just something I've been thinking about lately. If anyone is reading, say hello!
Showing posts with label transition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transition. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Sunday, March 30, 2008
In Transition...
I seem to have left the blogging honeymoon stage....
It's really hard to believe that this semester is almost over. I have 4 weeks of my internship left. Three weeks of major lead-teaching. Wow. So far, I have completed my entire general education internship, 2 grad classes, and 3/4 of my special education internship and 2 more grad classes. In just four short weeks, I will have another notch in my belt.
In four short weeks college will be over for me, at least for awhile. It'll be time to apply for jobs, interview, and join the "real world" of the work force. True, it's the teacher work force, but it's still the work force (that just means that I get to hang out with kids most of the day instead of sitting in a cubicle). I need to start thinking about budgeting, insurance, bill paying, retirement, and what all of those acronyms in the profession mean. It's scary, but necessary.
Transitioning again...here we go!
It's really hard to believe that this semester is almost over. I have 4 weeks of my internship left. Three weeks of major lead-teaching. Wow. So far, I have completed my entire general education internship, 2 grad classes, and 3/4 of my special education internship and 2 more grad classes. In just four short weeks, I will have another notch in my belt.
In four short weeks college will be over for me, at least for awhile. It'll be time to apply for jobs, interview, and join the "real world" of the work force. True, it's the teacher work force, but it's still the work force (that just means that I get to hang out with kids most of the day instead of sitting in a cubicle). I need to start thinking about budgeting, insurance, bill paying, retirement, and what all of those acronyms in the profession mean. It's scary, but necessary.
Transitioning again...here we go!
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