I worked this week from home mostly on my animation curriculum and I got paid for it through a Pathways PD. I had to attend lots of zoom meetings but also got a lot of free time to do research and work which I really appreciated. I have only taught animation once a couple of years ago and I would not say it was particularly successful. I had a student this past year tell me he really liked the class which was a relief. It's such a new media for me, so I'm insecure. I hope to really change it up next year by pulling back on some of the technical aspects and bring in more thoughtful creativity, history and collaboration. Everything I have learned about the IT world tells me how much collaboration is integral. I hear over and over again that "soft skills" are more important than hard ones... so why not change up my curriculum to reflect that? I'm certainly way more secure with teaching soft skills!
I did get to yoga and to the pool a few times but not as much I wanted. I also watched 5 seasons of Downton Abby. Jim was gone so it was pretty quiet, especially in the evening.
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