TeachersFirst’s Six Word Story
I love verbal challenges, so what better way to round out this series of “Happy 15th Birthday, TeachersFirst” posts than to use a six word story? Thanks to Jonathan Olsen’s Edutopia post for reminded me of this minimalist challenge for masterful messaging. Reflecting on how TeachersFirst began, what we have done in fifteen years, and what we strive to do into the future would seem to explode the six word limit. But I will brainstorm a few possibilities:
Thinking Teachers Teaching Thinkers- trench tactics!
Teachers learn, thinkers grow, technology helps.
Internet mysteries evolve to teaching masteries.
(Continuing my brainstorm, I stop to wonder: Is punctuation is allowed? Do six word stories often end up having meter or some sort of rhythm, as mine often do?)
Web-filled minds imagine limitless learning.
By teachers for teachers for years.
Just in time — for fifteen years.
Learning imagined by friendly, tech-savvy teachers.
Imagine teaching that makes you think.
I could go on for hours, but instead conclude with this personal birthday thank you:
Happy Birthday to TeachersFirst, the best “workplace” any teacher could ever hope for. I love all the Thinking Teachers I “meet” in this job and love imagining those “out there” whom I will never know.
(In case you are wondering, you can create your own images from letters on Flickr with this tool.)
