Moments in time

Last night I had a lovely reunion of sorts with two former colleagues...both of whom are extraordinary women and extraordinarily talented in their respective roles as educators. One is the most talented teacher-librarian I have ever had the privilege of working with and the other, is the most energetic teacher consultant I have worked with, who is now a manager of Education at Apple Education. She spends her days visiting schools and showing them how to not only incorporate technology into the classroom - but reasons for it. Working with both of these women at the same time was indeed one of the best experiences of my teaching career. When working together, we knew that what we did was cutting edge - really pushing the boundaries of teaching and learning. Challenging students to become inquisitive, self-directed learners. Truly that was one of the most amazing and fulfilling experiences of my teaching career - how lucky I was to have had that experience!! 

Last night's dinner - while a wonderful catch up, reminded me of who I am as a teacher - and my core principles and values. It also reminded me to take stock of all of the administrivia that clogs up the learning process and to get back to what is core - effective, engaging, interesting and authentic teaching and learning experiences.