Milobo’s Musings

I’ve moved. I’ve started a new job. I’m (almost) settled into my new routines. And yet.

It’s been a while since I’ve shared on this space.  The longer I wait for “the time” or “a good idea” to reveal itself, the harder it becomes to just get back into the rhythm of reflecting and writing and sharing.

That cycle of reflecting on an idea, writing about it, and sharing our thoughts to invite discussion lies at the heart of learning and growth. Good teachers know this.  It’s important to remember that this process has to be nurtured and practiced often in order to become something students do instinctively.   It’s also something that’s important to model through our own public voice.  Students pay attention to how we interact with information. They pay attention to how we interact with one another. They can learn much by seeing how we learn.

For me, blogging has been a way to honor the cycle of learning publicly and to become part of a global community of learners. I’ve missed that lately.

I’ve spent way too much time trying to figure out how to begin my own learning cycle again. And so, I’ve decided that the best way to get started again is to just get started again.

Here goes.

Creative Commons photo from Chris Lopez via Flickr

Here we are….9 weeks into our 1:1 rollout with our freshman class.  Short of a few (ok, several…) (ok, 6…) cracked screens from a spate of student mishaps, it’s been a very smooth start. No panicked calls from teachers because of a missing application or software snafus.  No major issues of student misconduct.  Truthfully, I was starting to wonder if things were really as smooth as they seemed from outside the classroom, or if I was getting a false sense of security.

Sometimes, no news is bad news, you know…

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