Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Goal 1 - To embrace tools such as blogs, PLNs, and Twitter in an effort to enhance my teaching.
Goal 2 - Expend my knowledge base so that I am a better resource for the staff and students at my school.
Goal 3 - Enjoy learning new things with a group of new people.

I am steadily moving toward the goals I established at the beginning of the semester.  Goals 2 and 3 have seen the most growth.  I have enjoyed connecting with classmates through blogs and learning about their struggles and accomplishments.  I guess this is where my growth mindset is strongest.  I am open and willing to put in the effort to make connections and grow personally and professionally.  On the other hand, goal 1 has been a struggle.  My fixed mindset about Twitter and similar social media apps has held me back from fully embracing the power of these tools.  So far I have completed the minimum required of me in this course when it comes to Twitter and my PLN.  I need to develop a schedule to check these powerful tools and fully embrace the ways they can enhance my teaching.  This way I will not get overwhelmed.