So at this point I'm back on my own. The three days of help were awesome, and I learned quite a bit from some of the more advanced bits and pieces that we covered in the training sessions, but now it's all up to me. I still have a few exams to complete, and I'm not too worried about them. After getting the first couple of tests under my belt, I feel much more confident, and I don't think they'll be that much of a problem for me. I just have to find the time (they are time consuming) to sit down and get them done. The upcoming break will be just the time to get these out of the way and on to the next step.
This next step is the big one for me that I think will be my biggest hurdle in becoming a Certified Google Trainer. To earn this certification, one of the major requirements is having led training sessions on using Google's products in varied professional settings. While I do teach with Google Apps every day with my students and also work continually with the teachers in my building on using Google Apps, I don't have much to list outside of that. I do have one major presentation coming up at the MACUL Conference in March (that I'm super pumped about), but the bottom line is that it's time to start stepping out of my comfort zone and actively seeking presentation and training opportunities outside of my own little bubble.
I'm really looking to expand in this area, and I hope that a couple of connections that I've made this fall as well as some future connections as a result of presenting at MACUL can help out with this, but first things first... Finish the Exams, grrrr.
I need to break the presenting barrier, too. Maybe we could team up sometime?
ReplyDeleteSounds like progress, I always worry about presenting things in front of people and what not but my dad always tells me ill be fine, but I still freak out then it does turn out being fine, your a confident speaker when it come to technology so this should really easy for you. Good Luck!
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