{"id":52,"date":"2017-11-06T03:28:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T03:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/?p=52"},"modified":"2017-11-06T03:28:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T03:28:15","slug":"my-first-blog-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/2017\/11\/06\/my-first-blog-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"My first blog EVER!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here it goes…my first blog EVER!<\/p>\n

I do not even know where to begin. With juggling work, life, and Cohort 21, I feel myself constantly treading water (which is why it took a while to write this post!) I know I am not alone, but sometimes it feels like it.<\/p>\n

As a teacher of almost 20 years, I have had my fair share of challenges and have somehow managed to overcome them. One of my biggest challenges is trying to juggle too much at once. I have been told that I am the type of person that likes to “make work.” I admit that that is a tad true. However, I have a good reason for it. I swear! \u00a0I am always looking for ways to enhance my teaching and my program. When I heard about Cohort 21, it seemed like it was right up my alley. Although the first F2F was daunting, I realize that this IS the right PD for me. I like that it is personalized, we choose the problem\/goal, and we have a supportive of group of like-minded individuals who want to help us achieve our goals.<\/p>\n

During this PD experience, I am hoping to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Gain a better understanding<\/strong> of the tools out there that will enhance my program. When I was first introduced to Google Hangouts at our first F2F, I was lost and confused. Since then I have reached out to an ornithologist and had the opportunity to connect with him via Google Hangouts with my grade 2 class. In addition, we will be meeting with a zoologist next week in the same manner. Who knew? Having these experts in the classroom was an amazing way to collect information for our research projects.<\/li>\n
  2. Collaborate<\/strong> with other teachers to help put my action plan into place.<\/li>\n
  3. Reflect<\/strong> more on my teaching practice. I have to admit, with my hectic life; sometimes it is very hard to find time to do this.<\/li>\n
  4. Take more responsible risks<\/strong> by trying new things. I know that some things will work and others will not. I am sure that getting me out of my comfort zone will open more doors for me and will help improve my practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I am sure I am missing something, but for now, I have to make lunches, fold laundry, write report cards, and if I am lucky catch a few ZZZZZZZs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here it goes…my first blog EVER! I do not even know where to begin. With juggling work, life, and Cohort 21, I feel myself constantly treading water (which is why it took a while to write this post!) I know I am not alone, but sometimes it feels like it. As a teacher of almost … Continue reading “My first blog EVER!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-face-2-face-sessions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/lisawoon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}