Changes in the way we teach

I have decided to take some time to reflect on how the way we teach has changed within the time that I have been teaching.

 The world we live in has changed significantly: the resources we use, the environment we work in, the times children come to school, the environments that children are brought up in, and the variety of family dynamics that children are brought up in. Therefore the way we communicate with each other has also changed.

Recent technological advances have significantly changed the way we communicate with others in our lives. In teaching these advances have changed the way we communicate with students, colleagues and parents. Technology has also changed the way we plan, collaborate and teach. We are in a transition of changing times... this is a constant. With these changes we are called to lead students, parents and colleagues to best adapt. I believe it's paramount that we are convincing in our convictions. These changes require special attention, open communication, sensitivity and time.

It is interesting that although our students have the means to communicate in the greater world, many focus on significantly communicating with each other and their own families. We need to greater use the technologies we have to best make use of ways we can reach a wider audience.

During these changing times I believe we need to ensure we continue setting clear achievable steps for growth, while providing necessary support for all. Going paperless is a futuristic focus that we are closely on track with. Improving our Project based learning approach and developing ways to target individual students needs, while ensuring balance with the quantity of change is what we as a team are striving for.

One aspect that remains constant in teaching, is our ability to stimulate a passion for learning. The ways that we stimulate this passion is our focus along with our ongoing focus of striving to be better at what we do everyday.