Happy New Year

Happy 2012!!!!

Last year was the worst year of my life - so many terrible things going on in my personal life, which of course, impacted every aspect of my life - my work, my friendships...

Today is the first day of 2012 and I begin it by blogging - I have MANY goals for this year.....not the usual kinds like losing weight or exercising every day - I have some real, attainable, NEEDED goals that I am going to meet this year. MANY are for Globaloria....blogging at least twice a week, keeping better in touch with my mentees,....so, I started to attain this goal by blogging today....

I have great hopes for this year!!!

Let the Paper Prototyping BEGIN!!!!

Yea!  My kids have FINALLY started their paper protoyping....I feel like we are so far behind.  I have had such issues in the two labs that I use this year, and unluckily, things are still not fixed.  I have no sound in one lab, so it is very hard to show the videos and tutorials.  I was able to switch labs on Monday, but today I had to talk through the paper prototyping videos.  I have talked with out tech guy many, many times and finally e-mail him Monday night and asked if I needed to ask for outside help...still no sound.

                                                                        
OK - I will try not to focus on the negative part - I will focus on the positive part - my kids have started their paper prototyping.  This is where we can really see how their games will work - or if their ideas are really valid.

                                                             

Willl I ever get caught up?

It seems that I spend my life trying to catch up.  My friends and family say that I am trying to do too much.  Maybe so.  I have not even taken any of my H&R Block classes so that I can work this coming season.  WHEN will I be able to squeeze that in?  I teach, I stay after school until 5:30 helping with Credit Recovery, I am (trying) to be a mentor and all that encompasses, I take H&R Block classes all Fall and work for them January through April 15, I walk my dogs every morning and every night, I try to go out once a week with my boyfriend....  It seems that time is running too fast

WOW!!! A new year

Here it is - October the 11th and I am just getting back into blogging....it has been the CRAZIEST beginning of the year that I have ever had  - OK....this is just my third year teaching :)  But it is just unbelievable that it is already half way through October.  As I take my "new" dog for a walk in the evening - it is dark by the time we come home....
Even though I have been very busy, school-wise, it has been a GREAT year!  It seems that every year gets better.  I have super classes this year - usually there is one or two classes that are not your favorite, but this year I really enjoy all of them.  When I have a substitute, he even comments of what great classes and kids I have this year.   FINALLY......

Hopes for the coming year....

Ahh.....

   A new start - a fresh beginning....what we all can always use.....

What are my hopes for this new year?  I have so many.... Last year was a learning experience.  There are many things that I will do differently this coming year - I am excited to implement my new plans!

When I started teaching last year, I was not sure how the year would develop.  I have programmed for 16+ years, but this was intimidating - what if I did not do something like the WorldWideWorkshop people wanted me to do?  There was SO much to remember - what if I forgot something(s)....

                                                         

Well, I did forget things and it did feel like I was winging it at times.....but it was a GREAT year!  I am totally behind this program and the way that it teaches students HOW to learn and be self directed. 

I believe that I am 200% more prepared for this coming fall....Word got around school about what a great class it was, that the enrollment went sky high!!  That is GREAT!  My students told their classmates that it was a great class, but NOT a blow off class, that you had to work every day, but if you stayed on top of things you would not have a problem.

What will I do differently personally?  I will update my Learning Log EVERY Friday!  I will Blog at least twice a week. 

I commented on the following blogs:

   Austin'shttp://karenglobaloria2010.blogspot.com/2011/07/hopes-for-coming-year.html?showComment=1314886922044#c99897810503137919

Caitlin Caitline

Gary

Last week of school.....

It is finally here - the last real week of school - next week is finals....I didn't think that it would come and then... suddenly it was here.  It is strange, the halls seem empty - I guess with 300+ seniors gone, that would make a difference.

It was kinda sad last week when I realized that my seniors were done and leaving....John and Anthony came back on Friday because they wanted to make more changes on their game.  I was so very impressed with their game....they were pretty happy with it, too, they just wished that they had more time.  They wanted to be able to record their voices saying the dialog.....