Phew...getting re-energized!
Today I spent the day with teachers from my county doing a training using the FOSS Magnetism and Electricity Kit for Fourth Grade. I always love spending the day with educators as they become engaged, curious and meaning seeking students once again. We laughed, we played and we learned something! We made new friends, we asked questions and we wondered...isn't that what a quality learning experience should look like in our own classrooms? So that made me think...what gets you re-energized when it comes to education? Is it a new curriculum, a new tool, a new book or is it simply the kids and the people you work with? For me...it's all of those things. I love to laugh....and my team mates and I laugh all the time. We play pranks on each other, share stories and jokes...we genuinely like each other. Without that support...teaching can be draining! I also love ...