Here We Go...

So after having created this blog roughly two weeks ago I have done lots of searching as to what should be included in a first post.  It seemed so intimidating and so final that I really put it off.  Then I calmed my self by reasoning, "at this point no one is reading anyway so does it really matter?"  "Yes it matters someone might one day go back and read my first post to get ideas like I have been doing!"  After much debating back and forth I figure the only thing I can do is just to do it so here we go.....

Let's start with the blog title and my purpose for creating the blog.  Teachers connect the dots has a dual meaning to me.  First of all as I mention in my profile I believe that is important to connect all new learning to past learning.  It helps the students make sense of things and it builds a solid foundation for all of their future learning.  So the teachers are connecting the dots for the students, this happens because this, and this makes sense because of this, and you can do this because you already know that, and so on and so forth.

The second meaning is that teachers connect the dots with each other.  Unlike some other very competitive professions teachers, for the most part, support each other.  Don't get me wrong I have seen some very fierce competition for best hallway display or best behaved students.  However teachers do love to network, share resources, ideas, and all around just reach out and support one another.  So this blog will focus on these things. At this point I know I am a little late to the party as there are already a "gazillion", of course it's a word, blogs out there that focus on these same things, but no harm in adding one more.... right?

I have spent time in a variety of educational settings.  Along the way I have seen so many creative ideas, and thought "note to self I will need that one day."  Some I have documented, some I have not, which of course leads to forgetting.  But enough for now I promise great posts and creative ideas and less babble from now on.  So Here We Go.........