Focus on Focus Groups: New Opportunities to Take
Let's take some time to talk about opportunities that everyone can benefit from: Focus Groups! Since April of last year, I've had a wealth of opportunities to participate in different focus groups. Most of these were from Scholastic, however, I recently joined a new focus group with CEC (Council for Exceptional Children). It was during this focus group that I expanded my scope even further to realize the power of these types of meetings. Whether formal or informal, a focus group can be very beneficial. As teachers, it's vital to maintain a steady rhythm of learning and networking. In my experience with Scholastic focus groups, our main discussion points were on various aspects of Scholastic; book clubs, flyers, placing orders etc. But the true melody of these groups were the moments when someone would speak from the heart and strike a chord in the rest of the group, and the conversation would develop from there. Those are the moments that I appreciated the most, and wa...