Day 1 of Flint Hill PD was fantastic. I came to work, excited to get started, and excited to meet new people, but also nervous about sitting around for hours in meetings-meetings, although, necessary to learn the ins and outs of a new school-but sitting too long is not good. First PD: a QR Code/Twitter scavenger hunt! That has to be the best introduction to New Teacher training, ever. Kudos to the PD team for that!
I am already fairly adept at using Twitter, so for me it was not a big deal. There were some new teachers who did not have Twitter accounts yet, so this was a trial by fire for them. There is definitely something to be said about learning by doing. I think all new teachers are pretty expert with this technology now. At least I did not have that experience, trying to complete a scavenger hunt while learning how to master the ins and outs of twitter at the same time.
The purpose of the scavenger hunt, though, was to become familiar with the community, the facilities, and to meet and talk to people on campus. We definitely did that this morning, as well as having the opportunity to begin to bond with our new cohort. All in all a great PD!
I actually felt right at home when I arrived today. Thanks Flint Hill huskies!
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Monday, August 12, 2013
So many firsts
Even though I've experienced many teacher prep weeks, today brought many firsts. Here is a sampling:
- Using twitter
- Scanning a QRcode
- Having a relaxed, small group lunch with an administrator
- Feeling like the majority of an orientation day was focused on answering questions, inviting new ideas, and having the opportunity to obtain useful information. My usual orientation experiences have centered more around being talked to and watching PowerPoint presentations.
- Having access to a class schedule and roster weeks before classes begin
All of these "firsts" have reinforced my enthusiasm for working at Flint Hill and my belief that teaching at Flint Hill will be very different than ones I've previously had. While all of this is very exciting and I've enjoyed spending time with everyone today, I also now have this urge to make some coffee, crawl into a personal space, and spend time independently exploring all of the new things to which I've been exposed. I foresee my evening being one full of reading through the Flint Hill faculty portal, personalizing my new email, and setting up my new computer.
- Using twitter
- Scanning a QRcode
- Having a relaxed, small group lunch with an administrator
- Feeling like the majority of an orientation day was focused on answering questions, inviting new ideas, and having the opportunity to obtain useful information. My usual orientation experiences have centered more around being talked to and watching PowerPoint presentations.
- Having access to a class schedule and roster weeks before classes begin
All of these "firsts" have reinforced my enthusiasm for working at Flint Hill and my belief that teaching at Flint Hill will be very different than ones I've previously had. While all of this is very exciting and I've enjoyed spending time with everyone today, I also now have this urge to make some coffee, crawl into a personal space, and spend time independently exploring all of the new things to which I've been exposed. I foresee my evening being one full of reading through the Flint Hill faculty portal, personalizing my new email, and setting up my new computer.
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