Glog Blog

My First Semester as a Teacher

• My first semester as a teacher...
• Include in your blog post the following information:
• Name of your site school and a hyperlink to the school's web site.
• Include a picture of the site school.
• Name of your site school teacher and a hyperlink to their school web page.
• Include at least one picture of you in your classroom setting. 
• The grade level information and subject.
• Briefly describe how you felt the first day when you walked into the classroom. Briefly describe how you feel now.
• What are you most looking forward to during the second semester in your classroom?
• Due by beginning of class on Monday, January 28, 2013.  This week's blog post should be called:  My First Semester as a Teacher

• When finished with your blog post, add a link to your wiki page called My Internship. Link the URL of this Blog to this page. 
• Remember to follow the rubric for a maximum grade. Rubric 

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans... John Lennon

If you are a Senior, the beginning of next week, you have 18 weeks of school left.  

If you are a Junior, the beginning of next week, you have one year and 18 weeks of school left.

Some of you are well positioned for success after High School.  Some of you haven't thought about it yet.  Junior or Senior, you should be making plans.  As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."  Don't let things just happen to you, make things happen that you want to happen.  

This week, you will choose three things that you can do to change your second semester.   The title of your Blog this week is - My plans for the future.

You must list the three things you want to change.  

Number them and remember to address:  What you want to change, how you will do this and what you hope the result will be.  

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2. 

3. 

Oh, and I forgot to tell you, I will be putting it on the screen to share with your classmates.  Don't embarrass yourself by not doing your blog this week!

Example:  

1.  I want to make better grades during the second semester.  In order to accomplish better grades I will need to study more, Facebook less and focus my efforts on things that matter.  By focusing my time on what matters and meeting deadlines, my grades should improve.  If I improve my grades, I will have an easier time getting into college and will have a more enjoyable second semester.

This blog post is Due in class on Friday, Jan. 18.  Always follow the blog rubric.  

20 minutes

What can you do in twenty minutes?  Think of what you can do with twenty minutes.  Open the following link and look at the impact of 20 minutes a day.  Click here.

Let's pretend you are a teacher.  How would or how could you encourage reading just 20 minutes outside of class each day?  There are all kinds of reading incentives in the schools.

Let's pretend you are a parent.  How can you ensure your child reads at least 20 minutes a day outside of the school?

What are your thoughts.

• Do you like to read?
• Do you feel you would be more enlightened on other subjects if you read more?
• Do you think you have 20 minutes you could use to read something other than a text or a Facebook posting?
• As an intern, can you tell the difference in your students that read outside the classroom?
• As an intern, can you tell a difference in the students who do their homework?
• If you could do it all over, would you take your studies more seriously?  Would you read more? 
• If you like to read, what do you like to read?
• If you don't like to read, how's it working out for you?

This week, blog about your thoughts about reading.  Use the digital image from the link for support.  

Blog rubric.  Click here.  This blog is due on Monday January 14, 2013.