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GMH

Informing my approach to my students in the new school year, top of the list goes to BBI notion of the brain being different in each individual. The brain as capable of generating output without input has had a profound influence on my thinking. The brain as a constantly changing part of oneself is comforting to reflect on as experience of learning and growth attests to that. The brain as an explorer generating expectations and engaged in the grist of discovery is a solid metaphor when reflecting on my own life as a learner and teacher.

Being a participant observer as I am engaged in teaching will become more of a focus for me this year. Observation is key when working with students to help us know if the material presented is helpful to student understanding. I am once again reminded that there is so much more to learn in honing the skills for teaching. I appreciate the new understandings gained this summer. Attempting to work on getting it less wrong is a notion that is well worth holding onto.

I am working on making a picture book that may help students learn some of the lessons presented this summer. One of the big lessons, each of us have different brains and that's OK is the focus. More on that later.