It is always a joy to share my passion for teaching. It is also good to include tips for surviving that first year of teaching especially the importance of knowing you are not in this alone. Finding positive and encouraging people helps us all get through those difficult roadblocks we frequently encounter in our lives.
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| Members of the Outstanding Iowa Educators Advisory Council |
Next stop: Des Moines, Iowa.
On Thursday, April 17, the Outstanding Iowa Educators Advisory Council met to discuss a variety of current topics - how to help our voice be heard (presenting by a PR rep from the DE, Stacy Hupp), 
a review of Iowa Core (by 2010 National Teacher of the Year Sarah Brown Wessling), and ethics in teaching (presented by the BOEE rep Joanne Tubbs). We began the planning process for a fall conference for education majors across the state. It is our hope to plan a conference day filled with advice related to education issues as well as content specific insights. We are seeking a theme for our conference and timely topics as we seek to prepare students for the world of teaching.On Friday, April 18, I spent time at Ashford University in Clinton, IA, discussing instructional practices in teaching English as well as sharing stories about being in the classroom.
The weekend brought smiles as my children came home for an Easter visit. We took time to walk in the pasture for a photo of the greening of spring - a reminder of new beginnings and fresh starts. As a teacher, each day and each year holds promise of fresh starts and new beginnings. That's what keeps me teaching and looking with anticipation about a new journey with students - that shared journey of discovery we call Learning.
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