This summer has been amazing, revitalizing, evolutionary, and ... and ... and... for my professional development. I could have written 20 posts about the events this summer, but I had no time to write! So, I will just sum it all up here.... I'm still having trouble slowing down my brain to get the thoughts on this page. Stop me in the hall, catch me on Edmodo, tweet to me, and I will just start gushing out of control.
Between attending FlipCon 2013, EdcampHome, EdmodoCon 2013, Google Apps Training & TeachMeetNJ, working with the Gobstopper folks, AND having the release of my first ever contribution-to-a-third-party-published-book (Flipping 2.0) AND meeting face to face with some amazing folks from my PLN, I couldn't have asked for a better summer. Seriously.
When I look at how much I have evolved as a professional educator in the past year, I am astounded at the exponential rate at which I have learned so much from the talented educators I've had the pleasure of collaborating and interacting with on Twitter, Edmodo, and this blog. Sounds redundant, "professional educator," but really it isn't--everything I have been doing has been outside of the classroom, yet still grounded in my teaching practice.
I constantly get asked, "When do you sleep? How do you have time for all of this?" I make time because I love it, and I honestly go to bed at 10 pm every night.
Hello, I saw your post about Gobstopper and checked it out. What an amazing site. I see that there is a free trial, but do you know what the cost is per student once you sign up? I wasn't able to find that information, but I saw that you are using it in your classroom. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGobstopper is FREE! There is no charge per student use. Since the available books are public domain titles, there is no charge to use the site. Coming soon, you will be able to purchase contemporary titles to rent.
ReplyDeleteYou're a Rockstar, Kate!!
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