Reflections.....

I'm getting evaluated at a teacher this year - they have a fancy name for it....Enhancing Professional Practice. One of the "Components" on a rubric is "Reflecting on Enhancing Professional Practice". So I thought...hmmm...I do have a blog already set up. I don't post on it as often as I should. Could this be a way to Reflect for me? Even though it's called A-Musing Mom, the fact that I'm a mom, isn't always separate from me as a teacher. So I could use this space to reflect on my teaching, technology, Teacher-Librarian position.....and of course being a mom.

What I've learned today.........
Today I learned that Bibme.org is not a good site for Gr. 4 to use to make bibliographies for their Heritage Fair projects. Easybib.com might have worked out better. No matter how confident you are in your technology skills, teaching it to students will always shatter your confidence! Either they won't get it and it's more stress than it's worth, or something goes wrong! Today something went wrong, and I should have known better to check it before hand. Hindsight!
Today I learned that even the most defiant student will surprise you sometimes! I got an apology today I never would have expected....I'll take it. Even though she might do the same tomorrow, right now - I can enjoy it!
Today I learned that the door to the time out room for the TEAM (behavior mod program) class is very sturdy! It's been kicked / punched a number of times today in protest.....but it keeps hanging on! Better the door than an actual person! I wish and pray with all my heart that someday that kid can wake up and start his day the same as my son every morning.....with a snuggle, a kiss and a smile! That might make all the difference in the world someday to my son as he starts school....something so simple......