Season 2 Bonus Episode - What's next?!

My first semester back in the classroom was so great!  I got a lot of support from friends and family who helped me restock and decorate my classroom (thanks to my middle daughter Camryn for being the best classroom helper). I went with a Ted Lasso theme and had so much fun using Canva to design some new posters for my classroom.  I taught two quarters, reflected often about what was working well and what I should change for next semester, and solicited a lot of feedback from my students on what they thought I could improve for my next group of kids. 

I had never taught at a Continuation high school before this school year, so I've been learning a lot about how we operate on a quarter system, how we help students recover the credits that they need to graduate, and how I can truly engage and motivate students to do the hard work of learning - specifically learning rhetorical reading, writing, and speaking.

Truth be told - I'm absolutely loving being back in the classroom with these kids, and although I miss some aspects of my role as an EdTech Specialist, I recognize that I was only meant to be in that role for a season of my life.  I know that I'm meant to be right where I'm at for this next season in my life.  I love each and every one of my students. They all have a story of "why" they ended up there and it's anything and everything you could imagine.  I know my role is not only to help them develop some important reading, writing, and speaking skills, but also to foster a drive in them to achieve the "graduation milestone" so they can thrive as a positively contributing member of our community and truly live the lives they were meant to live.   As Ted Lasso reminds us, "It may not work out how think it will or how you hope it does, but believe me, it will all work out."