Just came back from planning for our first semester, day 1. It's incredible how powerful coordinators can be and how the enthusiasm they pour into this first day can sustain a teacher's heart for a whole semester. Today we were exposed to a few new ideas such as Service Learning, bringing what we do into the local community with the purpose to benefit others. Our task is to incorporate that into our planning (in perfect alignment with my already pre-planned "Pay it Forward" project).
After our planning time, and repeated reassurance by our boss that we do not have to worry about 'covering content' (thus focusing on meaningful, authentic projects) we watched a simple youtube video (Inspirational Quotes ) which alighted in me a strong desire to make great plans for this semester. To dream big. To expect great things from my students. To create engaging learning scenarios where every single student will feel inspired to blossom, to unfold, to be.
I must always remember how influential coordinators can be when they are planning the first day back to work and how by inspiring us teachers they are being the change they want to see in the world.
"What we can do in cooperation today we can do alone tomorrow"
