why can't I text pics???

oh dorm, how I will not miss you. thank you for the morning fire drill today. I like how you use my education as a means to prove a point. these kids don't see missing the first hour of class as punishment. I'm paying too much for this shit. no one over the age of 18 should live here.

i tried sending a video to the blog but I'm not sure if it's going to work.... hasn't published yet.

reading convention here in Chicago

http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx

my mom's school is funding her a trip to Chicago for this conference. i may do my video about it, but i wanted to inform you guys if anyone may be interested. it's huge. i'm excited about the children's literacy.... illustrators will be there too! yipeee!

http://www.youthlearn.org/

what is YouthLearn? check the FAQ and here's a snippet of what you get:
"YouthLearn is a growing nonprofit initiative to advance the education and well-being of young people through youth-driven, technology-infused learning. The YouthLearn Initiative offers youth development professionals and educators comprehensive services and resources for using technology to design exciting learning environments."

as i read the part that says "technology-infused learning" my mind quickly went to questioning "well, what about learning that can take place outside of the classroom... specifically OUTSIDE."
i think this is just a symptom of me being inside on the computer all day. i'm tired of it. my eyeballs hurt and i need some fresh air. stupid living arrangement. i'm ready for a home. ok, this is counter-productive.... i'm ranting. too many blogs do this. moving forward....

YouthLearn seems like a great organization.

check out the information here http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teaching/techniques/modeling/modeling

VERY INTERESTING INFO. enjoyed reading about how students learn by modeling.
here's a tip from the page...

Do you encourage the use of journals as much as we do? Then you have to keep one yourself and use it even outside of class. Show the kids what you did in yours yesterday or last week on your own time. The kids will see that you really believe in journals and that they can be fun.

Or take a technique like mapping. The reason we like them so much is that they're a simple way to get kids planning, thinking and generating new ideas before they rush into a project—all of which are learning habits we want them to internalize. If you make mapping an early part of every project, you'll demonstrate a pattern of thinking that kids may very well adopt regularly themselves, especially if you show them that you do it outside of class in your personal journal.

done and done! who doesn't love journals and maps!?!? this won't be hard for me to do. i already do it. booyah. model that children. :)