It’s the same, but different…
Nearly 11 years ago I walked away from my teaching career and never looked back. Well, I sneaked a peek every now and then. But I had made up my mind to not go back to teaching and literally threw every teaching resource away bit by bit. Earlier this year I felt like I had a lot of new and exciting projects in my ball court, but still had a nagging feeling that something was missing. So I decided to go back to teaching. I went and did a few professional development courses and a teacher refresher course run by my local University. And I AM BACK!
I am now doing some CRT work (casual relief teaching). I don’t have my own classroom day in day out like I did for 9 years before I left. Instead I go to different schools and teach different classes. Some days activities and outlines … Read More
When the cat’s away…..
In a recent blog Jan told you about the friendships and bonds the 13 of us have made over the past 5 months or so, some longer! She also mentioned that we all have different ‘jobs’ to do on the site and the facebook group. We get together most Mondays (my time, Sunday night US time) via an internet phone call and discuss p2P happenings. We do give updates about our ‘jobs’ and the teams we are working with to bring you so many wonderful new and exciting digital ideas and techniques. I was so happy to read that she also let you in on the little bit about the end of our calls … The HILARITY! This is the part of the call where we laugh (sometimes till we cry or worse!!!) at the craziest things. We joke and generally let our hair down and have fun.
Some of us have … Read More
Exposed……
……but in a GOOD way!!!
How many times have you had those emails from friends come across your computer screen that ask you to fill in the blanks and answer the questions about what colour socks you are wearing? or if you are chocolate or vanilla? And then forward them on to 75 friends for something really good to happen to you. You know the ones! They are fun …. to start with! Then, well they just seem to become monotonous. Or are they???
Have you ever filled them in and then kept them? Then in a few months re-did it for a comparison?
Me either!
But that would be a great thing to do. We all like stuff for different reasons and at different times in our lives. Favourite TV shows come and go, tastes and cravings for foods change, hairstyles and clothing change with the season, the last … Read More
My Favourite Photo
MY FAVOURITE PHOTO
Plenty of people have asked me “Do you have a favourite photo?”
How do you ever really pick ONE favourite photo? I am sure to have thousands and thousands of photos that I have taken in the past and I know a lot of them are favourites. I have lots in frames around the house and have made some beautiful scrapbook pages with them, but to pick one as a favourite! Could you?
Well I have to admit….. there is one! I do have one ‘all-time’ favourite photo.
It was Mother’s Day morning 2006 and I really wanted a ‘nice’ portrait of me and my gorgeous boys. We always get a Mother’s Day photo, but I wanted a really special one! We went outside and checked that the light was good, the background was good and I made sure that everyone was ready and in position – all … Read More
