Discussion #1

The purpose of this discussion is to go into a little more depth about the
importance of colleague interaction in regards to students overall
achievement. I feel like the best
way to learn is to collaborate. Everyone has great ideas and unless they are
brought to the table no one knows about them. Sometimes in this virtual world we
lose each other but I feel like our weekly staff meetings and monthly
professional developments are a few excellent ways of regrouping.


With this being my first year I have hundreds of questions and want input from every
single teacher on how they do certain things. I also love to talk to other
teachers about the progress or concerns I have for individual students. I send
emails or IM teachers regarding these things. We are all separate teachers with
one end goal in mind-to help students become the best they can and to help them
graduate. We also hope to give them good study habits, learn communication, and
enlighten them to the power of learning.

I would love to take courses through the state and districts on how to improve my
teaching. Being involved in many aspects of teaching will only strengthen my
goals for becoming a better and teacher and give me the tools to do so.

Our school is centered on academic achievement and through that push them to be
better communicators. We discussed effective communication at length in my
health class. I think it is very important for students to know how to
communicate with peers, teachers, and adults. I would love to further my
knowledge of effective communication and how to better implement that in my
teaching.