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Digital Is Crash and Burn<\/strong><\/p>\n So here\u2019s what happened: my class, \u201cTeaching Reading,\u201d was using Digital Is<\/a> as a space for online discussion. I\u2019ve reiterated in this class that I value the sense of public discussion. I am appreciative of the ways Digital Is brings my preservice students into the same digital space<\/i> as the career teachers I continue to learn from. I value the notion that our dialogue is one that other teachers can infringe upon with new insight and ideas. Of course something something the best laid plans blah blah blah<\/i> Digital Is moved to a new layout and my discussion system went bust-o.<\/p>\n And so my mid-semester quandary was one of deciding if I should lock up our discussion behind some closed online site elsewhere or find a new digital, public space for dialogue. I chose the egotistical route and moved the rest of the semester\u2019s dialogue here, on my own blog. Each week, you\u2019ll see a rambling post where I detail what I am struggling with in the class and where I pose a few questions for my students (who are obligated to respond \u2013 hi class!). Feel free to jump into the dialogue with them!<\/p>\n Vulnerable Wobbling<\/strong><\/p>\n My colleague Cindy and I have been thinking a lot lately about growth, struggle, and identity. We are working from a model called Pose\/Wobble\/Flow, which you can read a bit more about over here<\/a>.<\/p>\n One thing I\u2019ve been wobbling with lately is confronting vulnerability and uncertainty within the classroom. My friend & mentor Travis instilled in me the value of articulating to students that it\u2019s okay if teachers don\u2019t know everything. See:<\/p>\n On Thursday, a group of students in the class led us through a writing exercise where we adapted a favorite poem or song. I chose this classic:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3777\/9898075146_06f44b4e13.jpg\")
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