*I've written and rewritten this post a million times, honest reflection can be so hard to write out!* The end of 2016 brings about a time for reflection for the year and WOW, what a year it was! Professionally, this year will be hard to top in the future. The purpose of this post is to reflect on my accomplishments of the year in order to set intentions for the next year. My One Word for 2016 was RISK and I think I managed to accomplish that! But at the end of it all, I realize that something needs to change. This year was without a doubt indescribable in terms of my professional career. Yet despite all of these accomplishments, I think the thing I am most proud of is stepping up as more of a leader on my school site and helping other teachers to step out of their comfort zones and try new things. I’m also proud that I can say that I love my job AND my students because I know not everyone can say that. As I read back through the list I created of my accomplishments, I am feeling so humbled that I have this many things to write about and also feeling some trepidation for the year to come. While this year was abundant professionally, I feel like many aspects of my personal life suffered as a result. As a result, my #OneWord2017 is BALANCE. I’m looking forward to leading and teaching in 2017 through an example of being centered and balanced.
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Ventura County Teacher of the Year 2016.
On a journey: Special Ed Teacher, Mentor, EdTech Advocate, Book Nerd, Knitter, Risk Taker, LA Kings Fan, #Whole30 lover, #SVTChat, GCE Level 1, Daring Greatly Categories
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