Monday Reflections from the Newby

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!