I read Laura Coughlin’s post “I Want to Teach Out on a Limb” the other day, and it definitely got me thinking about my fears. I think my biggest fear is failure. I am afraid to fail. Because of this, I sometimes don’t take the chances and risks I could (or should). There is that …
Category Archive: Stretching Forward
Jan 10
Ask the Blog: What’s Stretching Forward all about?
I have decided to take part in the Teacher Challenge supported by Edublogs in order to expand my blogging. It’s a 30 day challenge, and I am hoping it will encourage me to become a more active blogger. Today’s challenge is to share information about this blog. _________________________________________________________________ 1. When did Stretching Forward begin? Stretching …
Jan 02
New Year, New Layout, New Goals
Happy New Year! I still cannot believe that 2011 is already here. I am a little silly. I see numbers as having character. To me, ten is such a nice, lovely number filled with hope and possibility. For some reason, I see the number 11 as a bit menacing. It’s crazy; I know. So, I’m …
Jun 29
Welcome to Stretching Forward
I’m not new to the world of blogging or other Web 2.0 tools. However, I have not been using this resource as a professional tool. It is definitely something that I have been thinking about for a long time. After spending several months interacting with many talented educators on Twitter, I realized I had many ideas …