Today was a bit of a rough one for me. I’ve hit that midcourse hump, the point at which from here on in it’s all downhill, and the momentum can feel a bit much. The information keeps piling on, even as the end seems far too near. As a group, I think we were a bit more reserved than usual, and this was commented on by more than one person. I had a few personal lows – an email stating that at this point human resources will not be looking at filling any more vacancies until the end of August, so as someone on recall and without a position, I’m left in limbo. Having already lost my school permanently, I’ve struggled with shifting my educational thought as I learn so many new things that I’d like to try. Running through my head are thoughts such as, that’d be a great project to do with the grade sevens in the computer lab… oh. The grade eights could use twitter to… oh. That’d be something really interesting to explore as a staff! OH.

The tipping point came during one of the Fame presentations, as apparently we managed to sign up for the same topic, although mine was more specific. I found myself securely in the doldrums, feeling that I had nothing else left, nothing I could do, nothing else worth doing. However, even in that gloomy state of mind, the ideas from my colleagues brought me back.

Cherise really made me think about the importance of our professional communities. I’m going to miss the one that I had, but I need to concentrate on building a new one wherever I may end up. I love learning from and sharing with my peers, it’s been incredibly important for me in my career. I need to look instead at what I can share, and what I can learn. Other schools have no smart boards, no projectors, no wireless connections. How can I teach, and help advocate for those schools? My role may be changing geographically, but that can be an advantage.

Share. Teach. Learn. Grow.

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