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  Professional Portfolios I need to sit down in August, when I get back into my classroom, and figure out how to mesh the Framework for Teachers that I have had drilled into my head for my portfolio with the portfolio I need to create.  The portfolio I need to create will be aligned with my school district’s [...]

  2 months on
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  Summer = revamping curriculum Summer break for teachers is never really a break.  One is trying to catch up on those professional development courses, reworking their curriculum, or even attending conferences. For me, it will be mostly about revamping my own curriculum for the two new courses that have been assigned to me for the upcoming school year.  I am [...]

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  Summertime = vacation Every mother knows that summertime usually means some sort of vacation is in the works.  Even if it is a couple of days not too far away from home, the appeal of “getting away from home” widens the senses and excitement in every kid’s eyes.  For our family, it means our annual road trip to [...]

  2 months on
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  The comedy of being a mother to 175 other children… Anyone who knows me, or reads both my professional blog and my personal blog, knows that I always consider my students my children as well.  I am maternal with them, I am there for them, and they sometimes drive me batty as if they were my own flesh and blood. Today was not any different! My sophomores [...]

  4 months on
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  Life is … Life. Once I think I have things in order and can cope with everything in somewhat of a sane manner, something else happens or comes up. Right before spring break, I hurt myself.  My right ankle has its ups and downs where it will just give out without notice.  I know, a sign of old age.  I [...]

  4 months on
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  I finally feel at home… Or should I say back at home? LOL Being back at my alma mater has had a definite impact on my life.  I have adopted about 180 other students as my own children now, becoming a maternal post in many of those who really do not have a mother to turn to.  I am the touching [...]

  5 months on
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  How about differentiated instruction for teachers? Things got a bit hectic for me in the last couple of months.  I ended up taking module courses because I am a new teacher this year.  These are required for my contract.  The sad part is that while our district has been facing heavy budget cuts since 2008, they feel it is important to [...]

  5 months on
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  Fending off being sick… Since I graduated from NSC, I have found that I haven’t been getting sick as often as I used to.  I believe the contributing factor of becoming ill a lot is stress. I had so much on my plate the last few years that it I wasn’t really taking care of myself.  I’d skip my vitamins, [...]

  6 months on
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  Time to crack down and enforce! My classes are becoming a little too comfortable with their grades and behaviors in my class.  I mean, I am pretty flexible when it comes to being a smart ass (as long as it isn’t rude or condescending toward me or their peers), and I have consistently reminded bother verbally and written dates on the [...]

  6 months on
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  Tech & Learning Conference :: Digital Learning Environments OMG! I know, I normally do not write in text-speak, but that is the only way I can describe the excitement behind the awesome presentations and demos that I was immersed in today! The main focus was the 1:1 technological learning approach in the classroom.  Every student ideally has their own laptop, tablet PC preferably, and [...]

  6 months on
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  Focusing more on reflection and development… I have noticed that I have been procrastinating way too much lately.  I haven’t even bothered to keep my teaching reflections up, nor share the ups and downs of my first year of teaching with my readers.  I apologize for that. While I was creating my revised list of goals I want to accomplish this year, [...]

  6 months on
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