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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Why we love Education Professions!

Enjoy the prezi that Lauren, Desiree, and Katie made to explain why Education Professions is the class to take and how it will help the district in the future!http://prezi.com/wmmrh54vhuve/

AtLast Podcast

Enjoy the podcast that Abi, Bill, Keila, and Haley made for the AtLast Project!

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Competition Day

The due date for all our competitions was looming just around the corner, so we needed a day to finish up all our projects. Therefore, last Wednesday we some of us gave up our Wednesday night and from 5 - 8 pm we went to school and worked on
our competitions.

Good Work Guys!!!




Here's Emma, Bri, Genesis and Ashley working hard on the computers on their seperate competitions.






Here's Katie looking at the pictures she was going to use in her competition.







Krystal and Kristi were looking at the pictures from the SMART board.


Bill, Haley and Abi got to work on the MAC for their competitions.


So, here's the question for those who went:
How was this day helpful for you?

Sunday, February 14, 2010

last day of national convention





In the span of two days, I feel like I may have possibly been here for a week. Getting here on Friday all I really remember is eating lots of food, and listening to a speaker, Grant Baldwin, who encouraged us to be difference makers in our world by starting small. He kept us laughing with witty jokes and short stories about experiences in his life and somehow seemed to be able to still tie everything in to his message.
Yesterday was the day that seemed to me to be multiple days in one; however, don't think that means it was monotonous or boring. To say the least it was full of energy, educational, and exciting. We started out the day in a general session, and then we moved on to two different workshop sessions of your choice.
The first workshop session I went to was one that showed how to execute kinesthetic learning with some games you could play that could go along with certain lessons. My favorite had to be the game that used math, a chair, and groups of 3 or 4. It would be a great game to use in my kindergarten classroom when I get back home. I can just see it now how excited and into it the little ones would get.
The second workshop session was teaching us helpful tips on how to deal with difficult parents once we become teachers. I forget that that's part of the job, and it was definitely an eye opener on how important it is to have a successful relationship both with your students and with the students' parents. Communicating with the parents is so important and can avoid most problems or avoid a big downward spiral of conflict. It is crucial that teachers be proactive in situations with difficult parents, and I'm so grateful to be able to take these tips home with me.
After the second workshop was lunch; not only was the lunch delicious, but the key note speaker we had right after was completely inspirational. His name was Dr. Marcus Nelson and he was relatable to children, goal oriented, and full of energy and good humor. His message was simple: hard work pays off. I appreciate how hard he has worked in his life and his testimony is absolutely encouraging. I would LOVE if all of Greenway had been able to hear his message. He would be able to affect so many lives.
I went to one final session after that and got some useful tips on professionalism, reflection, appreciating diversity, and communicating with your students. Next, we spent some time shopping and then relaxing in the hotel room after dinner. Not only, have I been having a blast on this trip, I've been learning and bonding more with the people in my chapter. It has been a wonderful and worthwhile experience.
-Lauren

Saturday, February 13, 2010

FEA Nationals Day One


6 of us flew to San Antonio Friday morning to attend the National Convention. The flight went well, the weather was cold (by Phoenix standards), and the first session was inspirational. We spent the afternoon walking around on the
Riverwalk, with a late lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. The first speaker was Grant Baldwin, and he gave us good ideas about what it means to be a difference-maker. Winter weather, however, kept a lot of people from being able to fly in, so the room wasn't as packed as it usually is. :( But the chilly temperatures didn't keep people from walking along the Riverwalk last night--it was a busy, "happening" place as we made our way back from the conference hotel to ours.


The top picture is along the Riverwalk, the second one is of Haley, Kaelynn, Katie, Baylee, and Lauren at the opening session, and the bottom one shows Kaelynn and Katie talking to Grant, the keynote speaker, while getting his book signed.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Almost in Classrooms!!

Ok so first year, you're almost going into your classrooms.
  • So, what are you looking forward to?
  • What are your expectations?
  • Anyone nervous?
  • Anyone excited?
  • What do you want to accomplish in your classrooms?

Comment!

Mixbooks

Here are a some scrapbooks that our members made. Each shows the different people that are important to each one's life as well as the stuff each one enjoys! :D

Deziree: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/family/life-arizona-4671508
Baylee: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/my-life-4671636
Emma: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/life-4673712
Haley: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/everyday-life-4674596
Keila: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/events/me-4674525
Abi: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/stories/me-and-the-things-i-like-copy-4674724
Bill: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/events/bill-s-life-4674538
Lauren: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/for-my-kyrgyzstan-friends-copy-4674772
Bethany: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/bethany-4674765
Mrs. Stockwell: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/my-kyrgyzstan-book-4674742
Ashley: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/interests/ashley-life-out-side-of-school-4668325
Donella: http://www.mixbook.com/flash/mixbook_albums.swf?b=4671075&k=CSRzU3Fw4q&mode=production&pid=4671075&autoplay=true
Sjoukje: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/sjoukje-schoustra-4675832
Genesis: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/friends/genesis-4674747
Katie: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/the-day-in-the-life-of-katie-lowry-4675842
Kristi: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/hey-hey-hey-hey-4671901
Hope: http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/all/welcome-to-my-life-4673907