Reflections

Reflections:

I was offered a place in the CJP technology course with the opportunity to get an iPad for myself and a bunch of new iPads for my school. How could I say no? It has been a long time since I've sat in a classroom as a student. A very long time. Yet, this was honestly an offer I could not refuse. So, I headed into the classes with a healthy dose of skepticism that I would learn anything useful and a modicum of fear that I would not be able to keep up or offer anything helpful to my colleagues. 

The good news is that my fears were unwarranted. The even better news is that I came away from the sessions brimming with ideas, new tools and the gift of confidence that I could make my classes more relevant to my young students and meet them where they live, in technology land!

I remember that the last time I graduated from Brandeis, I complained to my mother that I still have so much to learn and felt it was unfair to make me leave. She said that the university had taught me well if I realized that.  She told me that I can continue to learn and study on my own. 

I feel much the same way today. The class, my cohorts, Svetlana and Julie and the returning guests have all brought clarity, assistance and lots of new questions for me to continue to learn and investigate. And, happily, I can now try things and not worry when they fail. I will always have a second grader to figure it out and set me straight! 

I feel very lucky. 

Thanks to all,

Judy O.