It seems serendipitous that I've stumbled across this amazing project because I've recently been thinking quite a lot about how to interact digitally with other high school English teachers to grow professionally and share new and exciting ideas and practices. I find that there's quite a large community of elementary school teachers who are doing interesting, fun, and innovative things, but that it's harder to find that community of secondary teachers. This is why I'm so excited to participate in the #IMMOOC.
This is my 13th year teaching high school English, and my 4th year teaching writing as an adjunct at a local community college, and I find that now, more than ever, it is important to be creative, open minded, and innovative in my teaching. The reason why these things are so important is because the future is really up to the students. There is so much information out there and available to everyone, that it no longer matters what information the students get; instead, those who know what to do with the information, or those who know know how to be most creative with the information, are going to be the most successful people in the future.
Not only is innovation so crucial for students to be ready to embark on future endeavors in the future, but it is also crucial for teachers to stay passionate, relevant, and excited about teaching. After 13 years in the classroom, if I did the same thing that I've always done, and never tried new things, though differently about lessons and teaching, and brought new technologies and tools into my classroom, I would be B-O-R-E-D. And we all know that bored teachers lead to bored students.
I look forward to the book study, especially after having had the opportunity to hear from George Couros at my school a few years ago. Thank you to everyone for your inspiring posts and ideas. This should prove to be a satisfying and inspiring project!
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