It takes a specific set of skills in order to be an effective public speaker. I’m not talking about the teacher who stands in front of their classroom kind of public speaker, although that takes some skills as well! I’m talking about the kind of public speaker who can stand in front of a diverse group of people, deliver a powerful message on what can be a controversial subject area and have the audience hanging off their every word. This is exactly the type of public speaker Wab Kinew is. Last night my fiance and I were lucky… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 34
My first (VERY short) stint of student teaching is now completed and I am back at university for regular classes until mid-October. It is a really exciting feeling to be starting my last year of school before I become certified as a teacher… in EIGHT shorts months I will be graduated and can start searching for teaching positions!! Hopefully, I can then use some of these great resources that I found. As always, I will be adding them to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) Science Bob– Science Bob is a fun website that… Read More
Student Teaching Schedule
Today was the first day of school for student’s in our school and it was a busy one! During the first 3 periods of the first day of school, our entire school does a “trial run” of a full day’s schedule so I met all 125-ish of my Cooperating Teacher’s students in about an hour! To say it was a bit overwhelming would be an understatement but it definitely was interesting to see how our school began their first day with students. I also had my schedule change THREE times today… which makes that a total of FIVE… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! Certification Videos & 5 Step Lesson Plans
So today was my second day student teaching. Our day consisted of staff meetings, individual meetings with the principal and prep periods alternating throughout the day. I am going to provide an update tomorrow, as my student teaching schedule has changed DRASTICALLY (in a good way). In the mean time, I have exciting news!! Our principal, “Mrs. R” has told me that I should be able to film my class when I come back to student teach in October! 🙂 Our school has a letter that goes home to all students at the beginning of the year for… Read More
September Currently
So after seeing “Currently” posts every month on many A LOT of the teaching blogs I follow I decided to join in on the fun! I am so excited about it that I am breaking a blogging rule and posting twice in one day (I can’t help it!). If you haven’t encountered a “Currently” post before, it is just a fun post at the beginning of each month that serves as a way to share what is Currently going on in your life! You can link up and share your own “Currently” post by visiting the wonderful Farley… Read More
Last "First Day of School"
Today was my last “First Day of School” as a student!! 18 years ago I started my first day of Kindergarten and today I started my first day of my last year of university. From now on, my “first day of school” experiences will be as the teacher as opposed to the student, what an interesting thought! My VERY first day of school: Kindergarten 1995 (I’m on the left, my younger sister is on the right). Don’t you love the work boots and the plaid pants? Although students aren’t back in school until Thursday our student teaching… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 33: Back to School Edition!
I can’t believe that it is already SEPTEMBER, this summer seriously flew by! ….. In one day I start my last year of university ….. In three months I am off on my first warm vacation ever to the Domincan Republic ….. In six months I start my last student teaching placement ever ….. In nine months I graduate with my Bachelors of Education (after degree) ….. In ten months I get married! Yes the countdowns have officially begun and I couldn’t be more excited. To celebrate I have put together a super list of resources to not only Start… Read More
Last Day of Work :(
Today was my last day of work at my summer job with Children’s disABILITY Services. It seems literally last week that I first posted about STARTING work and now it is already over. I have been with this job for four summers now and love every minute of it. This summer I ended up working with eight children ranging in age from 9 to 17 years old that I saw twice a week for two-three hour visits. I grow very attached to the children I work with and by the end of the summer they feel like family!… Read More
New Ways to Keep up with WBT!
If you are using Whole Brain Teaching (WBT) in your classroom or interested in learning more, they now have a great network of various social media resources that you can follow! Their website, as always, is the best place to learn more! Make sure you take advantage of the FREE e-book downloads and the amazing support in their online discussion forum. Their Facebook page has important information in regards to new programs, webinars and WBT certification. Chris Biffle’s Twitter account has important information in regards to new programs, webinars and WBT certification. They now have TWO YouTube channels that… Read More
Level 4! WBT Advanced Intermediate
I was debating about whether to wait until tomorrow to post this for my Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post but I couldn’t wait! I’ve written my online tests and am officially at Level 4 in my Whole Brain Teaching Certification process!! Image Credit: WBT Certification Information at www.wholebrainteaching.com The text in the image is a bit small so in case you can’t make it out, to reach Level 4 you must:– earn at least 500 Certification Points– score 90% (or higher) on the online Certification TestsI’m happy to announce that I was able to score a 96% on… Read More