What a Staff Development!

I could have listened to Sara Kajder for another 3 hours (provided we had a snack or something to drink). She is so down to earth, yet, so knowledgeable about all this technology stuff. A couple of things that struck me were the fact that she keeps going back into the classroom so she can stay in touch with real teaching problems that come up every year. The other thing is that she kept saying, "What can I do better with this technology?" In other words, she doesn't just go out there and try out new technology just to say she has used it, she checks it out critically to see if it will help the student. I liked the way she told us to always have parents informed about what you are doing and have them on your side. I have found that to be true always. I think I am going to go ahead with her new book instead of our other text. She gave us so much information, but told us to take it slow and easy-just try a little at a time. I plan to take lots of time this summer to investigate some of the things, and then I can implement new things in the fall.