Time to get serious...about blogging!

It has occurred to me a few times during this final year of university, my final year of being a pre-service teacher, and while following so many dedicated and inspiring teachers, that I should revisit my blog and contribute to the ongoing conversations about education. Conversations that I listen to and at times take part in, not only in the blogosphere but in the Twitterverse as well.

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This blog was started as a requirement of my first ICT subject in the 2nd year of my degree. I revisited it, oh so briefly, during another specialist ICT subject earlier this year, but for the most part it has sat dormant.

Some of the most inspiring bloggers I follow and read on a regular basis are teachers.  Teachers who are actively learning while teaching. Teachers who are willing to share their story, their knowledge and their time to help other teachers.

This is the kind of teacher I want to be.

During my internship (one week to go!) I have had the privilege of working with a wonderful teacher who is all these things and has been so willing to share his knowledge with me. He has taught me how to simplify my approaches to behaviour management, he has taught me that even on days when you are interrupted 50,000 times the students can still be engaged and learning. My supervising teacher, like me, came late to this career, but he is one of the most respected and loved teachers in the school. To me one of his greatest attributes is his willingness to learn.

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So, I will endeavour to update this blog once a week, I hope to share snapshots from my own learning as well as articles, stories, information and links. It will be a place for me to do more than just retweet, although I will continue to do that as well.