This show gives me a good laugh!! Even though this is how NOT to be a teacher!!

In class the other day, my teacher read out some tips that we should try to do everyday to make our life better.  I started looking at different articles and came up with my own list of things that are important to remember every single day.

1) Do something for yourself.  I think that it is important to take time each day to do something that you truly enjoy. 
2) Look at people directly when they are talking to you.  There are too many distractions in this world.  With my busy schedule, I find myself constantly multitasking.  Pay attention to the people around you!
3) Try something new.  We get pushed into the same routines, do something different - take a different path to school, have something different for lunch...
4) Believe in everything you do.  If you aren't confident in yourself, how are others supposed to be?
5) SMILE.  It can change your mood, as well as others who you encounter during the day.

I encourage all of you to do the same! It's amazing how the smallest thing can change your day, or a strangers day!!

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"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." - Bill Gates
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I can relate this quote back to my transition from high school to University.  In high school, I was used to being on the honor roll while balancing teenage life, several different sports teams and extra-curricular activities.  I had this false sense of success that I never felt like I ever failed at anything.  The transition I was about to embark on as I entered University was difficult for me.  For the first time in my life I felt as though I wasn't successful.  This poses the question I have for you. 

"Is there anything that can be done to smooth the transition between High School and University!?"

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One of my teachers just introduced me to Sir Ken Robinson videos.  They are a hilarous and honest way of looking at education. 

As teachers, we use a lot of different resources.  In my classes my teachers have told us to "beg, steal and borrow" all of the resources that you can find.  I've decided that I am going to start a resources page.  Here, I will add different recources that I find helping in my teaching and education career.  I any of you have ones that you would like to share, please do!!

This is a picture that my math teacher shared with me in high school.  It made me laugh, so I thought I'd share it with th

    So I'm brand new to blogging, as well as technoloy!! At first I found myself very overwhelmed! I had no idea where to start, or what was important to share.  After a couple of deep breaths, looking at other blogs and then checking out several different blogging tools, it started to become a little bit clearer.  I started to have fun with it, playing with different colors, designs and fonts.  Then I got excited! I wanted to keep adding and exploring! I learned the next day that I would be making a blog in another one of my ECS classes.  I'll try and set you up with some of the information that I take from that class, as

This quote seems to sum up my life as I embark on another semester at University!