NDT 2006 PA: Graduation Day series II
Colleen's NDT Journey
The Journey to become a Coordinator Instructor (CI) within the NDTA is a Journey. Here is what I have learned so far…..
Always make an extra copy
Pass out copies individually to students, if someone doesn’t have the handout, tell them to look harder
Have presentation on hard drive, thumb drive, portable drive and burned on CD
Always accept a student with technology expertise
You can never have too many kids signed up for practicum
If a child is perfect for learning in practicum, they probably will get sick
If a referring therapist tells you that the diagnosis is unknown then the child is probably not a good match for the practicum
Nothing is easy except for the easy button
Crying is draining for the students, even worse for the instructors but often challenges you to look deep inside and grow
The students will teach you what you have not taught well
There are blue, yellow, green and orange learners but all are necessary for a beautiful rainbow
Office Max does not carry a binder large enough to hold the NDT handouts
Staplers that work are hard to come by
When feeling stressed, shuffle papers or repack your bags
Repeating a name 3 times gets a students attention: ie:Danielle, Danielle, Danielle
There are never enough mats or enough Clorox wipes
The “Five and Below” is not a place to save money
Make friends with the Mina’s and Karin’s of the world
Ask Lois to be your mentor, she may say yes
When you know what road you are going on, you will definitely get there
“The end is never as satisfying as the journey. To have achieved everything but to have done so without integrity and excitement is to have achieved nothing.”
Kudos to all who got there, as I continue on my journey to get there!
Colleen
The Journey to become a Coordinator Instructor (CI) within the NDTA is a Journey. Here is what I have learned so far…..
Always make an extra copy
Pass out copies individually to students, if someone doesn’t have the handout, tell them to look harder
Have presentation on hard drive, thumb drive, portable drive and burned on CD
Always accept a student with technology expertise
You can never have too many kids signed up for practicum
If a child is perfect for learning in practicum, they probably will get sick
If a referring therapist tells you that the diagnosis is unknown then the child is probably not a good match for the practicum
Nothing is easy except for the easy button
Crying is draining for the students, even worse for the instructors but often challenges you to look deep inside and grow
The students will teach you what you have not taught well
There are blue, yellow, green and orange learners but all are necessary for a beautiful rainbow
Office Max does not carry a binder large enough to hold the NDT handouts
Staplers that work are hard to come by
When feeling stressed, shuffle papers or repack your bags
Repeating a name 3 times gets a students attention: ie:Danielle, Danielle, Danielle
There are never enough mats or enough Clorox wipes
The “Five and Below” is not a place to save money
Make friends with the Mina’s and Karin’s of the world
Ask Lois to be your mentor, she may say yes
When you know what road you are going on, you will definitely get there
“The end is never as satisfying as the journey. To have achieved everything but to have done so without integrity and excitement is to have achieved nothing.”
Kudos to all who got there, as I continue on my journey to get there!
Colleen
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