On the Road Again!

Welcome back aboard, MAITS! It's time to get On the Road Again! I had to admit to getting a chuckle out of my in-class support teachers at school when I told them I was taking "Learning Strategies" -- a course they teach for some of our students who struggle with learning. Anyway, I hope and don't expect to encounter those types of challenges and difficulties during this course. Indeed, I am looking forward to learning more about theory, as it's been quite a while since I have done so and quite a lot has changed and/or evolved since. I am looking into Synectics this course, and have learned it relies somewhat heavily on metaphors and analogies. And that's the life I live and lead, so I'm interested in learning more. In an odd sense, I feel like I'm doing some sort of dissection of my teaching -- in other words, learning about how I teach today and to discover how my teaching has shifted and changed and evolved over my fourteen year career. I am thankful that I am pursuing my masters after having taught so many years. I feel much better placed to learn about my teaching and to focus my learning on improving my teaching for the better.