If I were completely truthful with myself, I put off writing this post all summer long. Yesterday, I began a new chapter in my life. It's hard to say goodbye to a place I called home. Throughout my teaching career, I've taught at four schools (including student teaching). Each campus taught me skills that would continue to shape who I am as a teacher. Seabrook Intermediate was another important part of shaping who I have become as an educator. Seabrook was my school family when I moved to Texas. I'm honored to have been a part of the Spartan family.
The new chapter of my life takes me out of my own classroom for the first time in my teaching career. This is the first summer I haven't shopped for school supplies, planned for my classroom layout, created a plan for my students. This is the biggest change I've made in my career. I've had the opportunity to pursue my dream job. To work alongside teachers and help them implement technology in their classrooms. This is what my Master's degree was focused on. I've worked towards a position like this since student teaching. I remember working alongside teachers in the computer lab to help them with an interdisciplinary unit. I was comfortable with the technology. I was strong with my ability to figure it out. I knew then that I wanted to pursue my Master's degree in educational technology. My cooperating teacher helped foster my love for technology. Mr. E helped me learn how to utilize it in the classroom. He taught me how to use technology to enhance and strengthen lessons. I learned how it could be used in a way that didn't make it just "fluff" for a lesson.
Moving to Texas was one of the most difficult things I've ever done in my life. I left the security of a school district that I not only taught in for 11 years but also went to school in. It was a comfort zone and my home. When I moved to Texas, I found a new home at Seabrook Intermediate. I found a new family that pushed me to grow professionally, supported me when I needed support, and gave me a new place to call home.
When this position for learning technology coach opened up, my professional family was supportive. My administration, coaches, and team supported me as I worked to pursue my dream job. It's important to have a family that supports you as you continue to grow in life. I'm so blessed to have both a personal family and professional family that supports me through this journey. Seabrook Intermediate will hold a special place in my heart and it's bittersweet to not walk through those doors this year.
I'm eager about my new role in the district. It's a new learning adventure for me as I navigate uncharted territory. I've been preparing for this upcoming year in a much different way. There are many unknown variables for me as I pursue this different role. I have an even bigger professional family as I move from the role of a classroom teacher to a learning technology coach. I'm excited to work alongside these coaches and teachers this school year. I look forward to growing and finding my place in the new families. It's exciting that the schools I will support this year feed into Seabrook Intermediate. It makes me feel like I'm still at home.
The new chapter of my life takes me out of my own classroom for the first time in my teaching career. This is the first summer I haven't shopped for school supplies, planned for my classroom layout, created a plan for my students. This is the biggest change I've made in my career. I've had the opportunity to pursue my dream job. To work alongside teachers and help them implement technology in their classrooms. This is what my Master's degree was focused on. I've worked towards a position like this since student teaching. I remember working alongside teachers in the computer lab to help them with an interdisciplinary unit. I was comfortable with the technology. I was strong with my ability to figure it out. I knew then that I wanted to pursue my Master's degree in educational technology. My cooperating teacher helped foster my love for technology. Mr. E helped me learn how to utilize it in the classroom. He taught me how to use technology to enhance and strengthen lessons. I learned how it could be used in a way that didn't make it just "fluff" for a lesson.
Moving to Texas was one of the most difficult things I've ever done in my life. I left the security of a school district that I not only taught in for 11 years but also went to school in. It was a comfort zone and my home. When I moved to Texas, I found a new home at Seabrook Intermediate. I found a new family that pushed me to grow professionally, supported me when I needed support, and gave me a new place to call home.
When this position for learning technology coach opened up, my professional family was supportive. My administration, coaches, and team supported me as I worked to pursue my dream job. It's important to have a family that supports you as you continue to grow in life. I'm so blessed to have both a personal family and professional family that supports me through this journey. Seabrook Intermediate will hold a special place in my heart and it's bittersweet to not walk through those doors this year.
I'm eager about my new role in the district. It's a new learning adventure for me as I navigate uncharted territory. I've been preparing for this upcoming year in a much different way. There are many unknown variables for me as I pursue this different role. I have an even bigger professional family as I move from the role of a classroom teacher to a learning technology coach. I'm excited to work alongside these coaches and teachers this school year. I look forward to growing and finding my place in the new families. It's exciting that the schools I will support this year feed into Seabrook Intermediate. It makes me feel like I'm still at home.
