tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post439684848478832854..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Change is Hardloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-79505994170082637932013-08-17T10:37:35.923-04:002013-08-17T10:37:35.923-04:00Positive productive change has a double edge. One ...Positive productive change has a double edge. One side if embraced is exciting and can lead to learning and growth. The other side can lead to stress and feelings of being overwhelmed. Regardless of which side you are sliced I find that when teachers are given support, training & time to fail, learn from mistakes that inform our instruction and methods change can be useful & embraced. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588979260872510873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-6827173147838804212013-08-14T09:34:30.043-04:002013-08-14T09:34:30.043-04:00@Amy You are so right and I forgot about that. Not...@Amy You are so right and I forgot about that. Nothing is worse than trying to adjust to change and the powers that be decide to change again too quickly! I know a teacher who kept trying a behavior plan with her students but after a week (which wasn't enough time) she decided it wasn't working and tried something else. The students were so confused and needless to say, their behavior didloonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-44572493778422721172013-08-14T09:11:54.566-04:002013-08-14T09:11:54.566-04:00I can certainly relate to fear of the unknown - bu...I can certainly relate to fear of the unknown - but think of all the adventures I would miss if I didn't try new things. :) We are in for a lot of changes this year: common core, new teacher evaluations, new staff, new principal and probably some things I have forgotten! My plan is to take it a step at a time and try not to stress over things. One thing that bothers me about change in Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083982005919055190noreply@blogger.com