Who are you?
My name is Mike Massad
What do you do? –
I am best at being a teacher. I am a father. I am a mentor. I am a character!
Who do you do it for? –
I do this for my family first. I do this for my home. I do this for my sanity.
What do those people want or need? –
People come to me for advice and knowledge because that is what I have trained for my entire adult life. They trust that the information I provide is accurate and true without an ulterior motive or agenda for personal gain.
What do those people get out of it? –
In the end, I think I make a difference and all for the love of seeing my students grow, seeing my children prosper, and seeing my professional community thrive.
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Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thoughtful commenting. What online professional community would you like to join?
Why Learning Through Social Networks Is The Future
Why Learning Through Social Networks Is The Future
ReplyDeletehttp://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/learning-through-networks-is-the-future/
Mahalo Greg,
DeleteI liked this article about professional learning communities for students as well as teachers. This idea would be great for students and give them a place to go if they are not involved with sports or other extracurricular activities.
At KS, I can't remember if we've even tried something like this beyond offering clubs and interest groups. Most students are "herded" into a silo and grouped with like minds throughout their lives that a concept like this would be interesting. There was a 10 year span where everything on campus was about sustainability, but that has gone away and morphed into malama honua following the hokulea voyage.