Today was a huge day for me. For the first time in my 23 year educational career, I found myself without a traditional classroom. Everything that I know: Taking attendance, scheduling within a bell-driven class, linking to standards, assessing, collecting, distributing, lesson plans, everything was different. Everything.
But, it was amazing. I was challenged, stretched, and incredibly busy. I collaborated with teachers to trouble shoot problems, shadowed other technology engineers to learn skills, sat beside teammates to learn how to do the various parts of the job more fluidly, and brainstormed with teachers in my building about ways to make their classrooms better (more engaging, more efficient, more innovative).
Today, I did a little bit of everything. Some well. Some not so well.
Going into my first day, I made a goal to embrace the day. By embrace, I mean that I intended to embrace every single minute. Embrace a productive struggle. Admit when I do not know the answer. Listen intentionally. Smile often. Express gratitude. Give grace. Especially to myself.
Growth is measured by the itty bitty steps that we take every single day.
I will look back to find that those little steps accumulate to great distance.
Value the growth.
Value the journey.
Inspired by Suzie Henderson’s blog One Step, One Day