1. Link back to the blog that nominated me (Check out Julie's Blog!)
2. Nominate 5 - 11 blogs with fewer than 200 followers
- Miss Zee at Lessons from a First Year Teacher
- Ariel at A Frolic Through First
- Erin at Shenanigans in 6th- Math
- Shayna at Science Teaching Junkie
- Alicia at Fourth Grade Blatherings
1. What is your guilty pleasure when you are not teaching?
I spend a good amount of time playing games on my ipad when I'm not teaching (like Minion Rush) ;)
2. Who is your hero or role model?
My role models are easily my parents. I know, that's a pretty common answer but it's true! :)
3. Where do you see yourself in five years?
I see myself teaching in the upper elementary-middle school grades and hopefully mentoring new teachers and/or student teachers.
4. What is your favorite part of your day as a teacher?
During my student teaching my favorite part of the day was during our science time. The students really got excited to do all the labs and worked super well together! I loved seeing all the ideas they came up with. I am not too sure when my favorite part of day will be for this coming year but we'll see :)
5. What would your students say about you?
They would say I'm a fair, caring teacher that comes up with fun lessons ;)
6. If you could buy one resource for your class what would it be? Why?
That's a tough one! I think that I would get more ipads for the classroom. There are so many apps that can support learning nowadays and it is an increasingly more common form of technology we use as a society. The more exposure the students have with it the better they will be using it when they become adults. There's also an app called Splashtop Whiteboard that allows you to interact with and write on your interactive whiteboard (Smartboard/Promethean Board) from around the room! Nifty tool to be able to monitor the room while continuing to teach with some flexibility :)
7. What is your biggest strength?
I think one of my greatest strengths is being able to learn and apply new technology with ease in the classroom. I enjoy using technology in my lessons and feel it is very engaging for students (as long as it used appropriately). I am also big on doing interactive, hands-on activities to foster learning as well!
8. What is your favorite pen or pencil?
My favorite type of pens are the sharpies' brand. They do not dry out very fast and write well!
9. If you could take your class anywhere on a field trip where would it be?
I think it was be AMAZINGLY fun to take the students to New York City! The American Museum of Natural History...I have spent over six hours in that museum before and never get bored of it...the way they display and talk about Earth Science and Astronomy is wonderful! New York City also has MoMath: Museum of Mathematics that looks like a fascinating place! Other places (if money was unlimited) would be Yellowstone National Park or Stonehenge.
10. What is your favorite book?
I enjoyed Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy :)
11. One random item that you can't live without as a teacher.
My dry-erase markers!
4. Share 11 random facts about myself
- I enjoy visiting caves. My favorite one is Carlsbad Caverns!
- I did a pre-service teacher program with NASA last year in Houston, TX and it was an amazing experience!
- I love writing stories.
- I have two cats that have big personalities.
- I have been in 43 states (7 more to go!)
- Scattergories is one of my favorite games.
- I can bake well and enjoy cooking...but I really need to cook more than I have lately.
- I have lived in three different regions of the United States.
- I buy a lot of science and math children's books and the Green Valley Book Fair is a weakness of mine to attend!
- Canada Dry Diet Ginger Ale is one of my favorite sodas.
- I love hiking, camping, and visiting the beach! (In other words...along with number 1, I love nature!)
- What is something you are looking forward to this coming school year?
- What is your favorite topic/unit to teach and why?
- What is your teaching motto?
- If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you visit?
- Do you have any pets?
- What is your favorite dessert?
- If you were not a teacher, what would you be?
- If money were not an issue, how would your classroom look? (How would you decorate, what type of technology would you have, etc.)
- What is your favorite vacation spot?
- What website do you like to go to for education resources/ideas?
- If you could take your class on a field trip anywhere, where would you take them?
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