Well, I made it to the end of my first semester of grad school. I cannot tell you how good it feels to have one semester under my belt and a little glimpse of what is to come. I have learned so much this semester. I have loved meeting and getting to know my classmates through class time, on-line posts, and personal blogs. Dr. Williamson is an awesome professor and I learned a ton from her.
The culminating project - Vision/SWOT/Action Goals was an eye-opening assignment. I really learned a lot by analyzing our school and then helping make a plan that we could actually use and follow in the future. My principal, asst. principal, tech facilitator, and media specialist are going to be so impressed. Hope the teachers at my school don't get upset with me for possibly making more work for them. I tried to keep the goals attainable. That is what Dr. Williamson warned us about - getting super excited about what we are learning and then sharing our enthusiasm with teachers who may be less than enthused. I'm not going to let that get me down, though. The students are the ones who are going to benefit the most from the technology we integrate and that's the main goal.
I am inspired every time I come to KSU for class and learn something new from my professor or peers that I can go back to the classroom and use almost immediately. The thing I am going to work on for next semester is my organization of life. I wasn't quite sure of the best way to plan and organize my home life, work life, and grad school life. Now that I've had a little time to adjust, I will make sure I look ahead to assignments and plan accordingly. I'm also going to make sure I write up my field experience along the way instead of having to write everything out at the end. I had taken notes along the way, but again, now I know what is expected and how I can go about it in the future.
I look forward to continuing to post during the upcoming classes. You'll be hearing from me again soon.
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