https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs Skim the titles of Sarah Brown Wessling's "Ask Sarah" columns and choose one question (or more!) that you can connect with. Read Sarah’s “answer,” and then share an insight/question on THIS PADLET. en-us 2017-01-25 07:29:29 UTC 2017-05-17 04:09:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png emailkristenlum https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149230920 http://sarahbrownwessling.com/ask-sarah/]]> 2017-01-25 07:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149230920 megumi_shavers https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149513261 I enjoyed reading the Q&A's from Sarah. There were 2 that I felt i could relate to. 
They were the bonus video (first year journal and the top 5 priorities).

Some good  advice I got from Sarah was to: throw yourself into life, 
know your students, don't be perfect, let your students know that you are human and you make mistakes, don't compare yourself to veteran teachers.I often have to tell myself that it is my first year and that I need to stop being hard on myself and enjoy life. I use to come into work every weekend thinking I have so much to do, that I really didn't take the time to relax and recharge, but I am realizing that if I am mentally and phyically not refreshed then my students will not get the best from me. 
-Megumi S]]> 2017-01-26 07:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149513261 https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149521646 -Kelli C]]> 2017-01-26 08:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149521646 https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149884074 Sarah brought up some good questions about asking ourselves as teachers, not only as first year but for ALL teachers. We always need to reflect when feeling defeated when we are overwhelmed with school, the DOE and life. We are enough and need to be patient, like she said that the reward may come years later. Very inspirational ]]> 2017-01-27 14:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/149884074 tracy_ho https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150016640 I read the Tough Parent Conference and could totally relate to this Ask Sarah post.  This year I experienced my first difficult conference.  I had a parent that made me feel as if I had no idea what I was doing.  Sarah was right, these types of conferences are unavoidable, but it helps to think about all the other positive conferences I have had.  It also helped to talk with my teaching partners and other teachers.  
-Tracy T. ]]> 2017-01-28 00:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150016640 https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150142041
I could really relate to this question because, as a new teacher, I am constantly exposed to new ideas that I love and would love to try in my own class  or to save the ideas for next year. My problem is finding a way to  remember the ideas and keeping them organized so that I actually do remember to use them.  I like Sarah's ideas of using post-its since they are handy and a type of journal  to log the ideas into as well as adding the post-its to them.  This way, all of the ideas will be together in one place and I can refer to the ideas at any time. I also loved her video. It reminded me not to be overwhelmed, but to remember that it is my first year and I should take the time to enjoy it and make it  memorable!
-Charmaine A


]]> 2017-01-30 04:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150142041 dnakasone https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150153287 In this video Sarah asked her students to provide feedback on a few questions like, "What do you wish teachers knew?" and "How do you get your students to care about their work? The students provided very thoughtful responses. It reminded me about how important it is to build relationships with our students and get to know what their life is like outside of school.  Students need to know you care about them as individuals and not just about the content you are teaching.  (I'm also interested in the program, Flipgrid she used to have her students record their responses.) ]]> 2017-01-30 07:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150153287 https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150364452 This is one that I constantly think of/forget about. I will try to take her advice and start carrying around a general teaching notebook, a place where I can jot down ideas that come at a moments notice and a place where I can take notes and constructive criticisms to what I've done. I can remember many instances in the past of being excited to change something and then forgetting about it if I don't do it right away. This way I'll have a place for all of these ideas that pop up at random times of the day or night.
-Patrick B]]> 2017-01-30 19:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/150364452 jyanos https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/167351380 I read the question about losing love of teaching. She told a story about how she focused so much on standards and data that she missed out on connecting with her students. 

I thought that was relatable because I focused a lot this year on setting up IEP meetings, gathering data, fixing negative behavior, and balancing life and I missed the human part of connecting with the students that I'm with. 

I'm slowly learning how to care and connect with students that have a lot of behavioral issues and I'm noticing that they seem to be more receptive to me now (which makes sense to me now but was something that I didn't see in the past as I was butting heads with them). 
-James]]> 2017-04-20 18:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/emailkristenlum/u2dw3ir9s7hs/wish/167351380