In this new year, it is time to close the door on an inspiring journey with Amplify and begin a new chapter on our Personalized Learning journey. And in the process... I have decided to redefine my blog to open the door of conversation to, not only just tablet talk, but also the world that is the life of a teacher.
But first....What went wrong? To make this short and sweet....It was just too much, too soon. With the amount of issues that shrouded us through the first year with the tablets, it seemed impossible to capture the same excitement, motivation, and zeal when redistributing the new tablets. As a teacher, we were hammered with way too many changes and not enough direction; in other words, we were building the plane while flying it and metaphorically, you know what that ultimately leads to. The worst of the debris was the awesome company tech. support people we lost in the process. Incredibly talented, innovative people who became not only colleagues, but friends, now only a product of the crash. We wish nothing but the best for them all!
It was amazing to be part of the process, and we have learned much from it, but it is time to regroup and move forward; learn from our mistakes and move towards what's best for our students.
The twinge of excitement is begging its way back in as I am learning more about the new device that will be purchased by GCS. And with what I have heard....it just makes sense.
We may be able to recover after all! Only time will tell. Stay tuned to the "scoop" on what devices made the cut. Time to move forward!!
But first....What went wrong? To make this short and sweet....It was just too much, too soon. With the amount of issues that shrouded us through the first year with the tablets, it seemed impossible to capture the same excitement, motivation, and zeal when redistributing the new tablets. As a teacher, we were hammered with way too many changes and not enough direction; in other words, we were building the plane while flying it and metaphorically, you know what that ultimately leads to. The worst of the debris was the awesome company tech. support people we lost in the process. Incredibly talented, innovative people who became not only colleagues, but friends, now only a product of the crash. We wish nothing but the best for them all!
It was amazing to be part of the process, and we have learned much from it, but it is time to regroup and move forward; learn from our mistakes and move towards what's best for our students.
The twinge of excitement is begging its way back in as I am learning more about the new device that will be purchased by GCS. And with what I have heard....it just makes sense.
We may be able to recover after all! Only time will tell. Stay tuned to the "scoop" on what devices made the cut. Time to move forward!!
Nice reflection and transition to the next step in this journey.
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