Deciding to go for it

Hello and welcome to my first post.

In December I received an email from my principal, outlining a new Professional Learning opportunity for experienced Ontario teachers. It was a Ministry of Education iniatitive, encouraging teachers to apply for money to undertake a project of their choice, alone or in a team.

I thought for a long time about what kind of project I would undertake. I then decided that I had no interest in doing it. I have a young son and I had just completed 10 years of Additional Qualification courses, resulting in a nice pay raise, and lots of free time.

Then, one day I looked up the Ministry website and thought "Ah, well, I'll just apply. What chance do I have of getting a grant anyways?" . So began my journey.