PD and playing bossman

So for the past two days I split time between CK and the state charter school conference. The conference afforded me a lot of time for reflection and also some time to get some new ideas for things to do with children in the classroom and in communication with their parents.
My favorite was one about planning. It centered around creating a plan for the upcoming school year that revolves around, parental involvement, community involvement and higher education involvement. It was an awesome thing and I can't wait to get started on one for our school for the upcoming school year. I think it will make a tremendous difference for not just me but my students and fellow teachers. I think it's going to become a big part of our summer time before each school year.
Also since Administration was at the conference as well, I got to spend some time dealing with any discipline problems and making sure everything was running well. It was to be honest. I had the opportunity to talk with kids one on one and help some of them work through some issues that they were going through and It also felt good to be able to assist my fellow teachers whenever a disturbance arose. I was able to remove a student that was being disruptive and talk with them and try to help them. I also handed down discipline according our rule book and try to maintain order. The best part was being able to help students who were having difficulties or needed someone to listen to them.
To be honest I can't imagine doing anything but helping children. I want to become a better teacher so that I can do a better job of helping children reach their full potential. I want to focus on them and their needs.

more to come........