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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.  

1. 

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.  

Tragedy

This was not the blog I was intending to post for this week.  I wanted to post something fun and upbeat as the Holiday's began.  In light of the terrible tragic events that happened on Friday, December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, I think we need to reflect on what happened.

We will probably never know what caused this tragedy to happen.  There was much misinformation floating around immediately following the disaster. Schools should be considered a safe haven.  We should be able to move around freely without fear of being shot.  The list goes on and on.  As the facts separate from fiction, some of the facts we do know:

FACTS WE KNOW

• 20 innocent school children are dead from a shooting in their elementary school
• 6 School teachers and personnel were killed in the shooting at the school
• Connecticut survivors to attend school in neighboring town
• We don't know what caused this person to do this unspeakable act
• Teachers and school personnel acted heroically  

I want to hear your thoughts.  There are no wrong answers.  The only wrong answer is not responding at all.  I have included a few links you can read for clarification.  

Links:

USA Today editorial

USA Today storyline

CoolCat Teacher Blog

Blog prompt:  

What do you think our country should do to insure that senseless violence like what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary,  does not continue to happen? 

Your post should be called "Solutions"  

This blog is due on Thursday December 16.  

Link to the blog rubric.  Click here

Are you Pinterested in Resources?

As you know, it is important to collect resources to use in lesson and activity planning.  There are many great ideas that are posted on Educational websites and blogs.  It is important for you to understand how to use the computer to search and research.


This week, you will need to put your thinking cap on and use Google to search for good useable teacher resources.

Locate three reputable and grade appropriate Blogs from teachers.  Search the blogs for classroom ideas.  Hyperlink the URL of the blog on to your blog page.  Give a concise description of what the blog is about.

After you have located three blogs, now find three great teaching ideas from Pinterest.  Copy the link and hyperlink to your blog page.  Again, give a concise description of what the Pin is about.  If you have a Pinterest education board, link it to your blog.  If you don't, you ought to!

Use pictures to create interest.

This blog will be due on Monday, Dec. 10.

As always, follow the blog rubric.

Destination Procrastination!

Procrastination?

This is a repost of a blog from last year.  It seems ever so appropriate again this year!

This Blog is Due November 12

What is Procrastination? 

Have you ever procrastinated?

  I think I probably know the answer to both of those questions.  Do you?

Click on this link and read about Overcoming Procrastination.

The Title of your blog this week should be: Why Do Students Procrastinate?

1. After you have read the article, choose at least one of the bullet points under "Why do students procrastinate?" and address how it relates to you. If you have never procrastinated, you can use someone you know as an example, but don't use names. 

• Your post should be well thought out and you should use complete sentences.
• Less is more. I would rather read three well written and thoughtful sentences than three rambling paragraphs!
• Restate the chosen topic, then write your comments. 

2. When you have completed part one, look over the "How to overcome procrastination" suggestions. Choose at least one of the bullet points that you will honestly try and write your comments in your post about how you will try to overcome procrastinating. 

• Your post should be well thought out and you should use complete sentences.
• Less is more. I would rather read three well written and thoughtful sentences than three rambling paragraphs!
• Restate the chosen topic, then write your comments. 

Refer to the Rubric if you are in question of how your blog will be graded. This is the rubric that will be used every week. Click here to view blog rubric.  This Blog is Due November 12