Wendy+Eiteljorg

Hello everyone.

I am a 5th grade teacher at Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA. This is my sixth year teaching 5th grade at Shipley and my third year participating in PLP. Before teaching at Shipley I taught in the Chicago Public School system. I taught four different grades (3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th) in nine years. After a decade in Chicago, which is a great city by the way, my husband and I and our two kids moved back to the Philadelphia area. We both have family in the area and love that our kids get to spend time with grandparent, cousins, second cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. Yes, I realize that my hair is purple. This is actually intentional. It seemed like a fun idea about a year ago and then it kept seeming like a good idea. So, there it is.

Each year that I have participated in PLP has been about changing and improving my practice as a teacher. The first year, I had to get used to participating in online communities where I couldn't see people and read their expressions and body language. But, I got the hang of it and made some great changes to my classroom. The next year, I really started to engage in a larger educational community, beyond my school and nings. I strongly recommend attending Educon (the unconference at SLA in Philadelphia). And, I made more changes in my classroom. Now, I am looking forward to another interesting year with PLP and expecting nothing less than total transformation.

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