Best of ’09: Workshop or Conference

I try my best to keep work out of my blog, but I have been really fortunate this year to learn so much about being a better educator.  In California, to complete your final or “clear” credential, you have to work through an additional series of classes.  While the workshops have been helpful, the true source of my help this year has been from my amazing support provider, Lynda.  We meet, speak on the phone and email, and honestly, in an environment of budget cuts and other struggles, her support and encouragement have made my year bearable.  I’m fortunate in that I hands down LOVE what I get to do, and wouldn’t trade my profession for anything.  Still, it is a huge responsibility, and one I take seriously.  Lynda has taught me to be better at what I do, to be more aware and to be more effective.    Her leadership has reminded me WHY I do what I do, and helped me learn to do it to the best of my ability.  I feel really, really thankful that a state mandated program has ended up being a HUGE blessing in my life.  I know that the things I’ve learned as a result will last me for years to come.