Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Raps, Posters, and Mobiles, Oh My! I have really been struggling to motivate my Pre-Algebra class to do, well, ANYTHING. They were not doing their homework, participating in class, or studying for any type of quiz or test. So, I decided to try a different approach. I assigned them a project that, I hoped, would motivate them enough to take some initiative to learn the material.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010. I can definitely see how this might be a great asset to incorporate this technology into my classroom. Monday, November 29, 2010. Here are a few pictures of the kiddos working on a few different things. Monday, November 22, 2010. Monday, November 1, 2010.

The Adventures of an 8th Grade Rookie. My husband and kiddos mean everything to me, and I love teaching those sassy 8th graders! Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. Friday, January 14, 2011. We had what is called a Vertical Alignment meeting. English teachers from 5 th. Believe that you are worth the trouble.

6th Grade Math - J. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. One thing I learned about myself throughout this process is that no matter the assignment, activity, work load, or circumstance, blogging can be fun and almost like an outlet for getting ideas off your mind and sharing them with other teachers. Parents actually come to cl.

Thursday, August 26, 2010. I am a bit nervous starting out this year. I do however, have a first visit experience. I am the mother of a 10 year old man-child, the youngest of 6 siblings, and the only girl that my mother will trust to fix Thanksgiving dinner.

Friday, November 26, 2010. Saturday, November 20, 2010. Wednesday, November 17, 2010. I must say that Ms. She is such an inspiring teacher! How I would have loved to see that! A picture of Ms.

This is a blog about me and my new adventures in Teaching! Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Our forestry and livestock teams have won at the National level. My nieces both participate in these programs and it is an extremely big part of our school. Here are some pictures of what FFA is all about! Friday, November 5, 2010. Students actually learning something at school! Shocker, I know! Have a GREAT Weekend! .

Always a Bearcat! Tuesday, November 30, 2010. What did I learn from my Field Experience? What did I learn from my Field Experience? I am new teaching and have no real classroom experience so the most benefit of this for me was helping to relieve some of my fear. Its one thing to read about classroom lessons in books and it is another to experience them first hand. Overall, I benefited tremendously from these teachers insight and their exam.

High in Fort Smith, in a self-contained special ed. This blog is being created for use in my degree program, and will hopefully serve to keep the world up on the comings and goings of my experience of becoming a teacher.

Becoming the teacher I always knew I could be. Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Reflection of the Blog Experience. I definitely saw things while observing that I can use in my classroom. It is nice to see good teaching strategies and ideas. I am glad that I got to go to the school I did. After having to schedule it for the 4. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Monday, November 29, 2010. Saturday, November 20, 2010. Saturday, November 13, 2010. Wednesday, October 27, 2010.