Science Educator.net

In a few short months, ScienceEducator.net will be turning one year old!  I regret not being able to really add as much content and information as I would like to because of my full-time teaching position.  Most of my time is spent lesson planning, organizing my classroom, or learning more about how to become a better teacher.

 I'm already shocked that this school year has been flying by so quickly-- weeks seem to be a few short days and I guess I should see that as a great thing.  It's my second year of teaching and I'm amazed about how much better I am doing.  My hope is that all new teachers will make it through their first year and return for their second-- even though data shows that be unlikely.  I was recently thinking about how different this year is from last.  I actually look forward to the challenge of figuring out how to help a student with a specific need or deal with a whole class being distracted.

Teachers should realize what an amazing tool they have through the internet and that they will utilize these sources to their advantage.  Teaching sites, classroom sites, lesson planning sites, teacher discussion forums, wikis, blogs, videos and so much more are all out there for every teacher to learn how to be a BETTER teacher.  And I don't care if you've just started teaching or have been teaching for over 25 years--- there is ALWAYS something new to learn! 

 While I'm excited to see this site continually growing, I know it reflects my own growth as a teacher.  It truly is amazing to realize that a teacher is just as much a student, as her own students are teachers to her.