Having figured out a plan has been challenging though I am more confident with what it looks like. \u00a0I have found that every time we had a face to face I walked away feeling energized and excited about incorporating new and existing technologies into my class. I felt challenged by others questions and it made me reflect on what I really wanted to accomplish throughout my year. \u00a0And then it happened\u2026 the weekend went by, then the week and then the month and my energy and excitement for growth was overcome by the sheer logistics of my job. A job where I wear many hats and am having to constantly switch gears to figure out what part of my job I\u2019m trying to work on. It\u2019s tiring, and I recognise as teachers that we all go through it. However, I feel disappointed. \u00a0I feel like I haven\u2019t \u2018done\u2019 or \u2018accomplished\u2019 as much as I was envisioning when I was bright eyed and bushy tailed back in October. \u00a0As the school year has gone by I feel like I have been in a state of ‘ebb and flow’ or ‘failure and success’ as described by author Jeff Olson of ‘The Slight Edge’. \u00a0A state where my attention to my teaching and my student’s learning comes, and things are working well and then eventually they get derailed.<\/p>\n Though I feel this way I have truly enjoyed my Cohort 21 experience and feel as though I will approach my teaching in September with a goal to continue working on my action plan. \u00a0Like many, I think I tried to accomplish too much and need to recognise that refining my teaching practice takes time.<\/p>\n Things that I have accomplished.<\/p>\n I would recommend the Cohort 21 program to anyone who is wanting to look closely at their teaching practices and re-evaluate their approach through dynamic approaches that will arm our students with the skills of a \u00a021st-century learner.<\/p>\n As a participant, I would love to see a second-year opportunity, where first-year participants can continue to be a part of the Cohort 21 experience (without attending all sessions) but work with a group to continue to evolve and adapt their action plan. \u00a0I feel as though I have only just scratched the surface with my #actionplan and have needed time to digest my approach so come September I can implement my plan from the beginning.<\/p>\n So now that my Cohort 21 experience is winding down I will continue to mould and manipulate my ‘goop’ so that is meeting the needs of both myself and my students.<\/p>\n My Cohort 21 Action Plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"goop\"](\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/alainaconnelly\/files\/2016\/01\/goop.jpg\")
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