I’d say it’s hard to believe it’s been 5 months since my last post, except I can believe it.  2008 was an extremely stressful, frustrating and busy year on the education front and keeping my head above water did not allow time for blogging.

On the classroom front, 2009 is off to a much better start. The Year 9 program is going really well, and the students are so far engaged and fairly co-operative.  I am enjoying my classroom teaching, really for the first time since my return at the start of last year. It is great to have that measure of stress reduced substantially, to have joy in the actual teaching, which after all, is what we are all here for.

On the eLearning front, I have yet to determine what 2009 will hold.  A new principal, and some role reshuffling has caused some changes, and I’m not quite sure how they will pan out.  On the plus side, we have been successful on a rather large grant for ICT, on the negative, I am feeling unsure about exactly what my role and responsibilities will be this year. I am trying not to let that insecurity affect my overall positive outlook about the 2009 school year.

One we receive our grant funding, I’m hoping new equipment will mean I will have some exciting elearning developments in the Year 9 program to share.  Our new whiteboards are already proving to be quite a hit with the Year 9’s.

I am told that positive intentions are a powerful thing – so I intend for 2009 to be an exciting, stimulating and rich education experience for both staff and students at my school.