Inferiority Complex

As I was planning my professional development, I also developed a bit of a nervousness about whether other, more experienced, teachers would some how see it as my way of showing off. I know that seems silly or immature, but it became a real worry of mine as a first year, first semester teacher trying to teach other teachers something.

However, as I began to feel out interest though, I was surprised at the number of people that were willing and eager to participate. I think especially in our particular situation with limited technology in a computer lab setting, teachers who are not comfortable with technology feel as though they are at a loss for things to do. The upper grades are also supposed to use certain websites and software for an alloted amount of time, which doe not leave much time to develop new technology skills.

I would definitely be nervous before performing a professional development session in front of a larger group of educators, however I definitely feel that this experience taught me a lot and helped to develop my confidence. Professional development is important to educators, and I hope that some day I can create a larger development session, or maybe even travel to other schools in our district as well.