Boy, these two things have been taking up ALL OF MY TIME!!! It's hard to think that we only have 12 weeks of school left...the equivalent of SUMMER! Before I know it SUMMER will be here.
I have really been enjoying my students this year. We just received a HUGE donation from BP in which the Math and Science classes in 6th and 7th grades each received a BRAND NEW PROMETHEAN BOARD AND ALL OF THE DOO DADS THAT GO WITH IT!!! I am in HEAVEN! The activexpressions [or berries as we call them] are FABULOUS. My students are engaged 110% of the time now...always ready to come up to the board or use the berries to let me know what they do or don't know. Which is all fabulous since I am a part of the new teacher evaluation pilot program which will be linked to our value added score. JOY. I have been doing nothing but work, work, work for this. I tell you what, if I were just starting college I would NOT go into education. It is for single people only....no extra time to do ANYTHING [hence the long time it took for me to post again]! I do LOVE teaching though....would not do anything else. It's in my BLOOD! :)
Well, I will try to post more later. I'd really like to tell you all that my students and I have been doing in the classroom. We have some GOOD STUFF to share!!! Until then, check into writing a grant for the new Promethean board and the activexpressions 2....after all they are SCIENCE DIVA CERTIFIED!
PS...Shout out to Karrie Simons-Garner from Pinterest!!! Holla!!!!
