East Middle School Computer Club

I always get nervous on the first day back. I am sitting in my kitchen this morning reflecting about how much I have learned over the past six months with regards to new technologies and personal learning networks. Mostly Personal Learning Networks. For without my PLN, I would not have learned anything. I have always been a person who pretty much keeps to himself and I have never thought of myself as an interpersonal learner until recently. I read a blog post by Scott Merrick which led me to a blog post by Kevin Jarrett. Read Kevin’s blog post. He is one fired up teacher! He has passion that I sometimes lack. It is awesome that a teacher in NJ can write a blog post on Sunday, that I can read on Wednesday morning to help me get fired up to teach. I have become a connected teacher (Learner) because of things I have learned from teachers like Scott, Dean, Angela and Kevin (everytime I list PLN teachers, I want to list everyone). They, among many others, are examples of what twenty-first century educators need to be doing in their classrooms and in their own professional development to help students better prepare for an uncertain future.

Knowing I have a PLN (just beginning to understand this term) like I do…that I can change, edit, listen to or not listen to, as I see fit, is extremely empowering to me. It brings back my passion for learning (and teaching)…two terms that maybe are not as different from one another as I once thought…

Was I rambling or does any of this make sense…you two people who read my blog? On a personal note, I am about to go get on my bike for a little pre-first day back work-out…