Hello world, and welcome to my blog!
My name is Vivian, and I am a first time blogger and an eager early childhood and primary teacher in the making.
I am keen to discover the potential of blogging and twittering in order to connect, share, and learn with others throughout the world.
I hope to use my blog in order to reflect on my teaching experiences as well as share my thoughts, ideas and resources. I hope to connect with educators all over the world, so please feel free to give me feedback or share your opinion on any matter my blog covers!
I once read that "to blog is to teach yourself what you think."
Only after I began blogging did I realise how true this statement was. In this day and age, it is so easy to become caught up in the hussle and bussle of everyday life. Rarely do we take a moment to pause and think. Personally, I have always liked to record my thoughts but never through a medium such as this or in such depth. I've always loved the idea of having my own collection of thoughts and ideas, although they were always limited to my collection of diaries over the years which are now stored away in a drawer somewhere in my room, or as formal reflections for supervisors and colleague teachers.
I see blogging as a happy medium of the two. It is a way of reflecting over my experiences as a teacher which have formed my views and ideas on the profession, a way of sharing with other educators and the wider world, and perhaps when I have my own class I will use blogging in the classroom to connect my students to other classrooms throughout the school, country and world (the possibilities are endless!)
I find it very valuable to read posts of other bloggers, particularly those who address issues that I can resonate with. In fact, many blogs have offered insights into life which had never occurred to me. The way I perceive blogs are sort of as portkeys (anyone who has read Harry Potter will understand this reference) into a person's thinking and life. What I love about blogs is that it is a constant reminder that there are thousands of people in the same position as you. Not only is blogging a great resource for learning about how you think, but for sharing your thinking with others, gaining insights from blogs around the world, and most importantly for use within the classroom.
We are all lifelong learners. As teachers, it can be easy to forget this and focus on the teaching side of things. But as teachers, everyday we are learning more about our students, more about ourselves and more about teaching. If there is one thing that has stuck with me throughout my four years studying a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), it is that you can never underestimate the power of reflection. It is through reflection that we evaluate and critique our teaching methods, and work as problem solvers. The value of reflecting through a medium which allows connection to thousands of other teachers is that we can learn from one another, whether it is a common problem being faced, sharing a useful resource or idea, or even sharing a learning experience. The best way for teachers to learn is through experience, whether that be their own or through experiences shared with a teacher half-way across the world.
The potential of blogging is limitless.
We are all lifelong learners. As teachers, it can be easy to forget this and focus on the teaching side of things. But as teachers, everyday we are learning more about our students, more about ourselves and more about teaching. If there is one thing that has stuck with me throughout my four years studying a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), it is that you can never underestimate the power of reflection. It is through reflection that we evaluate and critique our teaching methods, and work as problem solvers. The value of reflecting through a medium which allows connection to thousands of other teachers is that we can learn from one another, whether it is a common problem being faced, sharing a useful resource or idea, or even sharing a learning experience. The best way for teachers to learn is through experience, whether that be their own or through experiences shared with a teacher half-way across the world.
The potential of blogging is limitless.
