I was one of the few who didn't get a master's degree until later in my teaching career, so I was already at "that level" on the pay scale....getting my degree didn't move me across. :( So, still "bottomed out" with my fabulous K-12 Reading masters obtained in May 2012, I set out to move across to +18 by the end of this summer. Well, I must have let my ambitions get the best of me, because at the end of this week, I will have accumulated +36 hours!
As I said, sixteen of these hours were earned by honing my technology skills with the help of Ann Feldmann and Brent Catlett, gurus of all things tech. I have learned SO MUCH from these classes. I have Google Formed, Google Doc'ed, Pinned, Tweeted, Apped, Blogged, made movies, made podcasts, Flipped, and every other "tech verb" ending in -ed. I have learned that much of what I used personally could be very useful professionally, too. I mean, come on....how many of you knew Pinterest had great educational value?! And that gazillions of educators are Tweeting tips, websites, articles, and lessons at all hours of the day? (I
If any other Bellevue teachers out there are reading this and have contemplated taking an online CCU class, DO IT! At twenty-five bucks a class, it is the best investment in your tech-future you will ever make. And, I will read your new blog! I will
Or, you may end up taking sixteen classes, and being pretty proud of it.