Thing 19

Mother and calf by David W. Siu on Flickr
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I am so sorry that in struggling to catch up I have even managed to be late for the catch-up "Thing"!

I found Jo Wood's guest blog about fitting professional development into your life really interesting. I especially liked  her comments about not trying to do everything and that it is OK to say "no" to people sometimes. Rather than being forced into doing something that takes up valuable time and doesn't really interest  me.

I am determined to attend the new Umbrella conference next July as Jo's comments about attending one really good conference rather than several average ones really hit home. Up until now it seemed that I was  only allowed attend anything that was a) local and b) free. Perhaps  I try to include it in my next development review as Jo suggested.

When reflecting on CPD23 on a personal basis I have to confess that being able to create my personal brand in Thing 3 was really exciting and is something that I want to develop.

Whereas I found that having the opportunity in Thing 17 to develop my Prezi skills has been the most useful to-date in terms of my current work role.