Hire me, please!

Some of my strengths that I would have in an interview would be my outgoing personality. I know that you can not be timid going into an interview so that is where my outgoing comes into play. Being able to open up and keep conversation going is very important, it shows you have confidence in yourself. A weakness of mine would be getting nervous before hand.

I'm sure that there are many ways to fix this but I could start by talking myself through it and trying to calm my nerves. Sometimes I start to get red faced and my palms get sweaty but if I talk to myself to calm my nerves that should help.

Yes I have interviewed for a job and I did a very good job. I got a job and love it!

Give It Your Best Shot

Digital Learning Day

Storybird would be a wonderful tool that I could use in my classroom. It could be an easy way to teach a lesson in a fun way! You can make stories as you go or you can prepare them before and go through it as you teach.

Storybird is an awesome online tool to make fun books and you can access them wherever there is internet access. And it's free!

There wasn't many of my teachers that used any technology that was out of the ordinary. It was mainly just the normal powerpoint or use the projector just like everyday.

Digital Learning Day!

Make It Happen in 2012!

1. I want to make a higher grade in Calculus. I know that this will not be easy but I am willing to give it everything I've got to make a better grade. Last semester I could have worked harder and put more effort into it but I always got behind then slacked off. This semester I am caught up and can really focus on my studies to get a better grade.

2. Although this is not school related I plan to slim up and become healthier. When you're healthier you're happier and when you're happier you are more intrigued in class. I hope to drop quite a few a pounds by graduation. I have already started working out more and watching what I at and I can't wait to see my results.

3. Last semester I started to fall behind on scholarships and deadlines and things. This semester I will start looking at more scholarship opportunities. I will go to the office once a week and find more scholarships. I am starting to fill more and more out that is going to help me pay for college.

Cheers to a New Semester!

The Ideal Classroom

There are multiple ways that people choose to design your classroom to accommodate your students and to help them learn. I really like this article on how she made it in a Starbucks setting. I would definitely love to do that.

If I didn't do that, I will make sure that the desk are put in tables. Having the desk set up in tables provides them to work quietly with the ones around them. I personally think that working in groups helps students learn better.

Lewisville Article

Grinch or Santa?

1. Celebrating the holidays in school is kind of a tradition. It has always been done for years and even if it's not really celebrating Christmas you should celebrate the Holidays.

2. Since Christmas is such a long tradition the kids need to learn the culture of christmas.

3. With holiday break kids are already anxious to get out of school and spend time with family where they lose focus on school so with Christmas parties it gives them an opportunity to tie in what they're anxious for and their education together.

American Teacher

When I started watching this movie I was wondering if it was ever going to get happy! It was one depressing thing after another but then it picked up at the end. After the movie though I did have a different view on this profession, not necessarily bad or good. I've known that going into this job it wouldn't be easy but I never really thought about ALL of the different inconveniences it would bring. If anything I think that it only made me more aware of what I will have to deal with.

One of the biggest frustrations that in the movie and that you hear from all teachers is the pay. Teachers work so hard and put so much time and their own money into their class and get very low pay in return.

The districts could make teaching easier or at least help it to be easier by giving more time for planning so that teachers wouldn't have to work through their lunch. Another thing that would help without increasing pay would be to provide more supplies in the classroom so that teachers don't have to go out and use their own money to buy things to be a better teacher.

I understood the movie for the most part and don't have any questions that I would like to address at this time, thank you.

Why Do Students Procrastinate?

Difficulty Concentrating. When you sit at your desk you find yourself daydreaming, staring into space, looking at pictures of your boyfriend/girlfriend, etc., instead of doing the task. Your environment is distracting and noisy. You keep running back and forth for equipment such as pencils, erasers, dictionary, etc. Your desk is cluttered and unorganized and sometimes you sit/lay on your bed to study or do your assignments. You probably notice that all of the examples that you have just read promote time wasting and frustration.


This is one of my biggest trouble when it comes to procrastination. I will sit in class and day dream about what I'm going to do after school or what I did the night before and then loose concentration then get behind with what needs to be done. 
Also whenever I hear people talking about something interesting, that's off topic, I always find myself listening in on them rather than doing my work. 


Study in small blocks instead of long time periods. For example, you will accomplish more if you study/work in 60 minute blocks and take frequent 10 minute breaks in between, than if you study/work for 2-3 hours straight, with no 
breaks. Reward yourself after you complete a task.


A lot of times I study for a little bit and if I study for too long that's when I will start to day dream or get off task. I can start timing myself and then when it gets to how every long my time is stop and take a break then get back to work to stay focused.