Week 1, 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners

Comments about 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners

The concept of lifelong learning is one I embrace personally, as well as, professionally. I often get into ruts that I need to break out of, though. Taking Vermont's 23 Things comes along at a perfect time to shake me out of one such rut. I have felt behind in the use of technology that my own children and the young patrons I serve view as essential to the lives. It's time to get up to speed.

The easiest Habit for me is #1: Beginning with the end in mind. It's a habit I have developed when writing lesson plans/units for library media lessons at school. How can you assess your learning if you don't know where you are going?

Habit 7 1/2 will be the hardest for me to maintain, being playful in my learning. I tend to take life seriously and my learning is no different. I need to keep in mind the way I have seen children approach technology. They are fearless. Pressing buttons, keys, and clicking until something good happens is common. The last thing on their minds is making a mistake or breaking something.

My mantra will be: Explore with joy and abandon!

Ideas & News

I'm new at this, but I thought it would be fun and useful for us to have a place to communicate with each other about children's library ideas and happenings. Check in to see what we have to share.
Becky