I have been pondering professional blogging for a while. I read blogs, I blog with my students and have always wanted to blog, but have never really got my professional blog up and going.
During my efellow15 year, I have been surrounded by amazing bloggers - Steve Mouldey, Richard (iPad) Wells, Philippa Nicoll Antipas and Vivita Rabo, to name a few. I have been nudged by Richard's efellow research along the way.
When he shared his presentation with us on Monday, Richard mentioned there were some people in his cohort that did quite a bit of educational discussion, reflection, mentoring etc in a "traditional" face to face way, but were not engaging with this through a social media outlet. They weren't reaching/discussing/reflecting with the numbers of people they could be.
At the Ulearn15 showcase, Karen Melhuish Spencer gave me a challenge. She said,
"If you're doing something good enough to share with your kids, it's good enough to share with the world!"
Then Grant Lichtman addressed Ulearn as the first Keynote Speaker. He spoke of bushfires of innovation happening in classrooms. And I was struck with the thought that the bushfires are everywhere. We need to connect the bushfires to grow and change!
And I was left wondering, why haven't I got a professional blog? Why am I not sharing what's happening in my classroom? Why am I not sharing what I'm thinking about?
I decided I needed to take a leaf out of Michelle Bridges book and JFDI! (Just ** do it!)
So here it is, my first professional blog post.
I am hoping to share what's happening in my class, my school, the wider education community, to fan and connect the bushfires I see and to reflect on my practice.
I hope you join me for the ride.
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