Here We Go! (Again!)

I love blogging. I always have. I started my first blog in the spring of 2005 and it is still so much fun. That blog is more personal and talks more about my family. I'm starting this professional blog to focus on my other passion: education. I'm excited about starting a blog again! 

There are many parts of education I am passionate about, the first being the science behind teaching and learning. The human brain is fascinating to me and I'm always looking for more information about what happens in the brain during teaching and learning. Adult learning isn't exactly the same as student learning so I love learning about ways in which to stimulate the brain  - at any age!

Another passion of mine is educational technology. That phrase has definitely evolved over time and, right now, it means something very exciting: student engagement. I heard this quote, "The person doing the work is the person doing the learning," and I see so many ways in which that applies to educational technology and engaging students to be more active in their learning. We became educators because we love students and we love helping them learn. If technology can help us be more effective, then I'm all for it! I am not a fan of arbitrarily adding technology into a classroom. And I have very strong opinions about adding technology for technology's sake and prescribing it as a "one size fits all" approach. But we'll get more into that later. 

I recently received a second Master's degree and obtained my principal's certification. Afterward, I was hired by ETS to write questions for the principal certification exam in the state of Texas. (I still do that on the side!) Educational Administration truly is a passion of mine and I'm always looking for ways to be a good administrator and to help other administrators in my district. 

My job as an Instructional Technology Specialist combines all my passions. It's the perfect job for me and I'm grateful every day for the work I get to do. Not to mention, I get to work with some amazing people and inspiring students. My plan is to use this blog as a platform to talk about my passions and connect to a community of educators from whom I have so much to learn! 

Thanks for being here and I hope you'll share your blogs with me so I can keep up with what you're doing!