A light bulb went off in my head this year! I came to the realization that learning knows no age limit. Many changes came to Trinity in the form of new Technology and it was do or die! So, of course, I started doing. We were given new Apple computers and lots of wonderful ideas and new opportunities. I was hesitant but wanted to get started. I learned that there is an App for my iPad and also a program for my Mac called Evernote and it would make life wonderful in my Pre-K classroom. With Rhonda’s help and guidance, I learned how to use Evernote and found  how useful it could be as a tool for my teaching. Now I’m not sure how I could live without it! It freed me to listen, watch, and interact with my children as they play and learn. More time with children is what I always hope to gain! Documenting wonderful information about how they learn became so easy. Videos and photographs are an exceptional way to bring back the learning experience and to share it with parents and children. My children learned to use the iPad to take photos and tell their stories, which can then be put in their notebooks for safekeeping. When getting ready for my Progress Reports, I felt so organized. My Evernote notebooks had all of the pertinent information for each of my children. Evernote is just one of the new technological tools that I learned to use but it’s a very important one for me.

The big “Ah-ha” moment that I will take away from this year is that you are never too old to learn anything! Surprisingly, the more you use your brain for learning the better you learn!! So keep on learning!

Learner, Thinker, Writer, Observer:  Connie Sudlow serves the Trinity School community as a Pre-K  teacher.