I'm glad to work at a school where I feel trusted. I assume trust is the reason my administration doesn't feel the need to pop in to watch my lessons or to check my lesson plans. I appreciate that trust, but honestly I could be lying to all of my students every day, and no one would know!
I don't do that of course, but I could. I could tell my students that the Boston Tea Party was a time when all the women in the colonies worked together to steal British boats and sail them to Spain, and on their way there they drank nothing but tea and laughed.
Again, I don't do that. I'm just saying I could.
My biggest problem with where I'm working is my vacuum, feeling like I have no support for my content. When reflecting on the four benefits of the Professional Learning Network, I am most drawn to the social aspect. I want to be able to connect with other educators and feel supported. With that in mind, I would like to share with you my teaching Pinterest board.
In this board, you'll find several subcategories:
Following these subcategories, I've created a collection of pins that range from free printables to classroom decoration ideas to history project ideas to yoga for kids.
I hope these pins are helpful to other educators and can create open the door to sharing more materials and ideas in the future.
I completely know how you feel! I am the only accounting teacher at my school and I am always searching to connect with other accounting teachers. I would love to experience face-to-face collaboration, but that is not a reality right now. I try to get ideas from my PLN and I really do appreciate them, but it's just not the same as having a colleague at school that teaches the same subject.
ReplyDeleteYes! This is the struggle!
DeleteI love finding useful teaching resources on Pinterest. I have found resources for all subject areas that have improved my teaching ten fold. I feel like Pinterest is a very cognitively supportive site. Personally, I really benefit from the affective and social support of my PLN on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteThat feeling of isolation is one of the factors that causes ~48% of educators to abandon the career within the first 5 years of teaching. Like you (and Amy A.) I am the only coach in my building in a district that doesn't have many coaches. I rely heavily on my PLN to keep my sanity in terms of what I am doing. It helps to bounce ideas off of others as well.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like this is a pre-existing Pinterest board. Do you follow other teachers' boards? Will you add any new categories?
Great post! I am not a pinterest user but I am interested in beginning to do so. Your board is super helpful and serves as a great model!
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