wk 4 Publishing Presentation Project

I really can't believe this is almost over. It's been WELL over the amount of time from when I started, and I'm glad it's over, but in a way, it's not over! I really LOVED my AR project, and don't want this to be the end. I've become the "tech" person at my school; the person everyone goes to for answers. I can't wait to facilitate my cycle 3 soon! Publishing this paper seems so definitive. I really have something to show! I can't wait to see where the end of this program brings me... to new beginnings!


wk 2 Think Out Loud PPP
wk 3 Think Out Loud PPP
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wk 4 response to Kathy's Blog

I agree with this spark! We as educators DO have a responsibility to carry it around and ALWAYS light up our students no matter what. The second we don't have it or don't want to is the moment that our relationship with students heads nowhere. Education is a RELATIONSHIP that should be constantly growing. Positivity DOES lead to possibility!

wk 4 response to Stephen's Blog

Isn't this a great book for educators? I think we have a responsibility to light the spark in students every day! We have such an affect on their lives especially, and we CAN control the outcome of being successful! That's what the journey should be all about- seeing success at the end for BOTH sides will empower everyone.

wk 4 reading- the art of possibility

This week's reading reminded me of the Yes Man movie with Jim Carrey. He says "yes" to everything for a period of time, and realizes that his life actually gets better! We have such an active role in our own lives, and in the lives of others. If we don't like the way things are going? CHANGE IT! Take chances and risks and stay positive about it. We can't just complain about things and expect it to work out for us, or to just "deal with it"... if we do that we'll never really solve anything. Whether we want to believe it or not, we attract everything in our lives- the good and the bad. So when I'm stuck with a string of bad things, I find it helpful to reassess what I have in my life, and how I've been acting. More often than most, I've been thinking negatively, or I've been mean, or whatever kind of stupid behavior you can think of. I catch myself sometimes, and change it in time to change the things I want to. I'm not quite there yet where I'm confident to love every aspect of my life, but I tend to get off track, and things like this book bring me back to realize what I was doing.

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wk3 Think Out Loud PPP

I've decided to publish. I know! I'm normally a presenter, but, I don't know.. I just feel like this project and it's results would be best presented in a paper. I've decided to submit it to the Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education.
The submission guidelines don't look too daunting, and I'm excited!!

wk 3 response to DaMarcus's Blog

DaMarcus, I also try not to lower my standards, and sometimes it makes me feel like I might be too hard on my students, but when they surprise me with meeting my expectations it makes it all worth it! I agree with you about passion. Why not be passionate about everything you do? If you're not passionate about something, why are you doing it?

wk 3 response to Sharol's Blog

Sharol, I completely agree! Isn't it always funny how administrators normally have been out of the classroom for entirely too long, that it reflects in their decision making? It's not their fault, this is just the way things are. Students remember things better when they have a stake in their education. I can't tell you what I learned in high school, but I remember almost every moment of higher education because I had a choice in the matter!