Spring Time is Here!

 SPRING FORWARD tonight! Looking forward to my spring break, even though I'll be losing one hour because of daylight savings time. Hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather, butterflies, and blooms. Spring is my favorite season.

Helping Teachers Overcome Obstacles and Focus on Learning - 30 Questions For Teacher Reflection

Edunators - Helping Teachers Overcome Obstacles and Focus on Learning - 30 Questions For Teacher Reflection  by Mark Clements  (permission given to share)

Great article for self-reflection...it has 30 questions that you can ask to help you evaluate your teaching and more.

Modeling Reflection – Questions to Ask With Students

1.Was this activity successful….why or why not?

2.If we do this again, what can I do differently to help you learn more?

3.Did this activity help you learn more than others we’ve done? Why?

Happy Valentine's Day

Free Valentine

Print your own valentines. You have a choice of 4 different designs. Oh BTW...

Using Google slides offline

Create, edit and present with Google Slides offline | Google Drive Blog
I knew we could sync our documents, but now they have presentations able to sync and work offline. Spreadsheets will be next. This is a good benefit...

He is Everywhere!

I was sent this video by a friend and took the time to view it. The end of the video is what is amazing, and verifies that God is in control. He can use the righteous and the unrighteous to get his message across. Hope you take the time to see his work in action.

Welcome 2013!

Wow, it's now 2013! Hope everyone has committed to some awesome goals for the New Year. I have several that I will accomplish this year. One is to be more consistent in posting to my blogs. In fact, this is my first attempt to take care of that resolution. I wanted to share a couple of my goals that I hope will bring me joy and improve my life. You know when you post your intentions on the web, it makes you more accountable, so here goes.

1. I was told about the "lpm" (Living Proof Ministries) blog from a teacher in Bridge City. This is the second year for the event for anyone who would like to jump on board and commit to memorizing 2 scriptures of your choice per month. You can read about the details and how you can register with your commitment at the LPM blog. Be sure to follow the instructions with your scripture's book, chapter, & verse.

2. Today, I read about my next opportunity to improve my tech skills by committing to learn 10 new tools in 2013. It's called "Take the 10 Tools Challenge" from Jane Hart's blog called "Learning in the Social Workplace." Part of the requirement is to make a monthly post on a blog about your experiences with the new tool. (This will definitely help improve my blog habit) I hope to have other LCM teachers and staff join me in this challenge for 2013. I plan to post on  this blog for those who want to make sure I achieve it by 2014.

3. I will not go into detail on my personal goals to eat healthy and exercise more. This, I'm sure is the most popular New Year's Resolutions every year and probably the one that is not fulfilled.

Scoop it!

One of my latest craze for "scooping" up resources is Scoop It! I have set up a free Scoop It! account and can post images, articles, websites, pdfs, blog posts, charts, graphs, and more. You can post your own comments, tips, and ideas for others who follow you. One thing that makes it handy, is that it will connect to Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin, if you desire to post to those also. It is a great tool to follow others who 'scoop' up the same type of resources as you do. You can create up to 5 different categories on the free version. 

Go here to set up your own account: 
Scoop it!Peggy's Scoop it! Tic Tac Tech       
(Please feel free to follow me and check out my resources for teachers)