Mindy Sanders
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  • Chapman, KS
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I am an Assistant Principal at a K-6 elementary school. This is a new position for me and I am excited about the opportunity! This is my sixth year of teaching...and I can confidently say that I have enjoyed every minute! I am surrounded by supportive family and friends that urge me to reach my fullest potential.

Reflection...reposted from my "comments section"!

I am afraid to say that I am...a digital immigrant.  Although I grew up in a time when technology was changing quickly, I was not immersed in the technological culture like my sister...whom is 7 years younger, was. 

I am both encouraged and slightly worried by the videos that were posted.  I am encouraged by the fact that students are more aware of their learning styles and needs.  Not long ago, student learning was primarily between the teacher and the parent.  I believe that greater access to information has created students whom are more aware.  I am worried, simply because of the growing disconnect between students who are expressing a greater need for technological resources and the gross lack of resources at all levels of education.

I was absolutely blown-away by the anecdotal record by David Warlick.  I yearn for a culture where that is the norm.  I believe that other digital immigrants such as myself, yearn for the same.  The best days in my classroom, usually revolve around some sort of technological event.  I hope that as we grow, more schools will develop the technology to carry-out many of the described tasks.

Finally, as I reflect on the articles and the videos, I am very aware of the fact that districts are run by digital immigrants and are now serving digital natives.  The disconnect will cause students to seek other avenues for information.  My hope is that we can learn things in this class that will help us to help others speak more technological language.

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Things an Assistant Principal must have!

Posted on November 8, 2011 at 9:40am 0 Comments

Yesterday, as I walked 200 students down a 50-yard stretch of concrete in the cold downpour of rain, I had and epiphany!  There are some things that an assistant principal should always have in his/her office.  I am sharing these "must-haves" with you now, so that you might walk in the rain in comfort!

Things an Assistant Principal MUST have

#1  Please have a raincoat with a hood in your office. It should zip shut.  Also, it must…

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At 9:19pm on January 17, 2012, Brad Niessen said…

Thanks for the very honest feedback.

 
 
 

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