A Relief Teacher’s Journey was established a year ago today. It grew out of a desire to share my experiences and learning as a new teacher. I wasn’t sure if blogging was for me, but 66 posts, and nearly 4 800 hits (from 108 countries) later, I’ve found my voice … and an audience. It’s [...]
Archives for June, 2011
It’s Something Special – My Blog Turns 1
Looking Forward to #RSCON3
Six months ago, I’d never heard of the Reform Symposium Virtual Conference; the fantastic, FREE, online global education conference presented by teachers for teachers. That all changed when I attended #RSCON11 in January this year; an event which attracted 4 100 global participants, and marked the birth of my Twitter PLN. And, now to my [...]
category: #RSCON3, Blogging, Global Connections, Global Projects, ICT & Web 2.0, Personal Learning Networks, Professional Learning, Reflective Practice, Twitter
‘The Class That Never Was’
On the first day of my school year, I was appointed to my ‘first class’. Yet, as I explored in A Teacher’s Story, this position was destined to last a mere six days. In this post, I share my memories of Room 11, and the lessons I learnt in those six hectic, stressful, yet wonderful [...]
category: Classroom Anecdotes, Classroom Management, Effective Learning Environments, Reflective Practice
A Connected Teacher’s Balancing Act
Over the past 6 months, I have invested a significant amount of time and effort building my online Personal Learning Network. In recent times; however, I have come to the gradual (and extremely reluctant) realisation that I need to find a balance in my online interactions. Attribution: Image from the Daring Librarian. Image: ‘PLN_DimSum‘: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43666171@N07/4806404770 [...]
category: Blogging, Global Connections, ICT & Web 2.0, Personal Learning Networks, Reflective Practice, Twitter
Well, It’s My Story …
A few weeks ago, I was invited by Edna Sackson (@whatedsaid) to share my story about why I became (and remain) a teacher. Overcoming my reservations, and with Edna’s support, I wrote A Teacher’s Story, which was guest posted on the ‘What Ed Said’ blog on May 28, 2011. If you haven’t seen it, you can [...]
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Hi. I'm Michael, a third year Australian teacher blogging about relief (substitute) teaching, classroom management, social networking, and global collaboration.
I am the co-founder of The Global Classroom Project, and the creator of the #globalclassroom Twitter chats.
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