Reinvigorated

When reminiscing about my week at NCCAT the word that my mind immediately conjures up is reinvigorated (much respect to Jordan Hohm who shared the same sentiment during our last reflection session but I actually shared this with someone at dinner on Wednesday). Let’s face it, nearly three weeks ago I was done with education. I was contemplating Wal-Mart so that tells you how grave my situation was. To make a long story short, I was assaulted by a student, I didn’t feel like it was handled properly by administration and I was fed up with the entire system. However, that is a blog post for another day.

So I get to NCCAT and let’s be honest the first day was slow. We had to go over the standard operating procedures and the like. The team building activities were ok. Despite working with my Team Nano for a week I hardly knew anyone there there and meeting new people can be overwhelming for me personally. Let’s say I wasn’t convinced this would be the experience of a lifetime.

Then on Tuesday it began to happen. I attended Dayson Paison’s augmented reality workshop and I was completely blown away. Our rafting adventure was priceless. Little by little I emerged from my shell and I began to interact more with my Fellows (what happens at NCCAT stays at NCCAT, wink, wink).

By Friday I left ready to take on the world. I was ready to start school again on Monday and implement all the incredible and awesome things I learned. I felt like a teacher again. It was as if all the trials and tribulations of the school year weren’t swept under the rug, they were eviscerated. In summation, my week at NCCAT injected life into my teaching career.