Refresh and Let’s Go!
Hello all!
I originally started this blog at the very beginning of my 2nd year of university and I aimed to keep a log of my time on my first placement but it all went a bit ... pear shaped, to say the least. However, I am back with a big smile and a new mindset to ready me for my next placement experiences!
I feel that having a blog might be useful in keeping me organised with my studies, and allow me to make links in my learning - if I expect my pupils to make links in their learning then I should also make that effort in my own studies! Lead by example and model my learning. These past few months have shown me that the use of technology in classroom is not something that should be feared, so maintaining a blog where I can capture what I have been getting up to is a nice, easy way of easing me into embracing the technology into my life and eventually my classroom.
I have also seen online that some practitioners use a blog or social media page as a way to declutter the mind, as teaching can be incredibly stressful and many find it difficult to cope without talking through how they are feeling (spoiler alert: I am one of those people!)
I am not going to make a promise that I will frequently upload, as it should be known that I am incredibly scatterbrained and forget things really easily! I will make the effort to upload as frequently as I can though, as I have a multitude of things I would love to share with the Teaching side of Tumblr as I just know there is a whole hoard of us out there!
Adios,
Miss Riddell
