Reflections on Teaching and Travel in China
As part of my experience teaching and travelling in China, I was asked to respond to a few questions upon my return. Here are my thoughts ... As a professional educator, what did you learn through this experience? Prior to departing, the STEM team got together frequently to plan and organize our activities. This solidified for me the importance of collaborative planning. Preparing for the unknown brought a whole new challenge, but I enjoyed thinking through possibilities and discussing them with colleagues. This continued when we arrived in China and we spent time gathering together in our hotel rooms, discussing how our lessons unfolded and making modifications as needed to deliver the most relevant and engaging lessons for our students. I think building collaborative cultures like we developed over the course of our planning and implementation for SFLS is something we could work on in our own schools. These are often done formally within divisions, but more informal co...