7 Day Social Immersion Recap
A challenge. Not only is this in the description, but it also sums up how I feel about this assignment. Sharing my personal life every day with others is not on the top of my to-do list. I like to take pictures, but it was hard to find the time to drag out my laptop, email myself the picture, upload it to my blog site, and create a post describing the picture. It might have been easier if I had the blogger app on my phone, so I could just be on one device and quickly upload from my phone each day.
I would have enjoyed sharing photos relating to what I do in the classroom instead of what is happening in my personal life, but I don't take photos during the day while I'm teaching. With students cycling into the media center every 45 minutes, finding time to take pictures is problematic. Instead, most of my pictures are from what happens outside of the classroom, when life is a little slower.
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Showing posts with label social immersion. Show all posts
Sunday, February 19, 2017
(u05a1) The Seven Day Social Immersion Challenge
Day 6
Nolan and I hosted a Christmas Party in February for all of my husband's employees. Since November, December, and January are busy months, we postponed the party until this weekend. No only did we enjoy amazing steaks at a local grill-your-own steakhouse, but we also played a few games. Two of my husband's secrateries prepared a game called "How Well Do You Know Your Boss" and another called "What's on Your Phone". Everyone had a great time seeing if they could be the winner of a Scheels gift card.
Nolan and I hosted a Christmas Party in February for all of my husband's employees. Since November, December, and January are busy months, we postponed the party until this weekend. No only did we enjoy amazing steaks at a local grill-your-own steakhouse, but we also played a few games. Two of my husband's secrateries prepared a game called "How Well Do You Know Your Boss" and another called "What's on Your Phone". Everyone had a great time seeing if they could be the winner of a Scheels gift card.
(u05a1) The Seven Day Social Immersion Challenge
Day 5
Today turned out to be a beautiful day, so after school I cleaned my car while my boys played outside. They were in heaven! My little farm boys love to be outside playing in the dirt, riding their bikes, or swinging on the swing set. We stayed outside until the sun set, which isn't typically possibly in the cold weeks of February in Iowa.
Today turned out to be a beautiful day, so after school I cleaned my car while my boys played outside. They were in heaven! My little farm boys love to be outside playing in the dirt, riding their bikes, or swinging on the swing set. We stayed outside until the sun set, which isn't typically possibly in the cold weeks of February in Iowa.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
(u05a1) The Seven Day Social Immersion Challenge
Day 4
Work/life balance is something I have been struggling with this week. I am hoping to take some time away from it all this weekend and just be in the moment with my family. With conferences next week there is plenty going on in my media center and with our PBIS team. I will make it through, I just hope I am spending enough time with my family and on my work to be successful at both.
Work/life balance is something I have been struggling with this week. I am hoping to take some time away from it all this weekend and just be in the moment with my family. With conferences next week there is plenty going on in my media center and with our PBIS team. I will make it through, I just hope I am spending enough time with my family and on my work to be successful at both.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
(u05a1) The Seven Day Social Immersion Challenge
Day 3
Doesn't this look delicious? The local country club my husband and I are members of typically hosts a weekly meal for it's members. Tonight, our good friends made these amazingly good ribs. When asked if we wanted to take some of the extras home, I did not hesitate to reply with a yes! We were also privileged to take home some of the extra desert as well! Yum!
Doesn't this look delicious? The local country club my husband and I are members of typically hosts a weekly meal for it's members. Tonight, our good friends made these amazingly good ribs. When asked if we wanted to take some of the extras home, I did not hesitate to reply with a yes! We were also privileged to take home some of the extra desert as well! Yum!
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
(u05a1) The Seven Day Social Immersion Challenge
Day 2:
Today is Valentine's Day! My boys had parties at both their daycare center and preschool thus resulting in a lot of candy in the DeWall household. We just finally ate the last of our Halloween candy and now we have Valentine's Day candy taking over the cabinet space.
Today is Valentine's Day! My boys had parties at both their daycare center and preschool thus resulting in a lot of candy in the DeWall household. We just finally ate the last of our Halloween candy and now we have Valentine's Day candy taking over the cabinet space.
Monday, February 13, 2017
(u05a1) The Seven Day Social Immersion Challenge
Day 1:
Today I piggybacked off a 1st grade classroom lesson on visualizing. Teachers in the 1st grade are having students visualizing during their reading lessons. Today in my Media class, we worked on this as well. First graders are just beginning a unit on David Shannon and his hilarious books. First, I had students lay on the floor and listen to me read Alice the Fairy without looking at the pictures. While I was reading, students visualized the story. Next, they went back to their desk to draw something they "saw" while I read. Lastly, we came back to read Alice the Fairy one more time to see if what they visualized was what actually happened in the book. This is a fun book to use this strategy with because without looking at the pictures, David Shannon really makes the reader think the story is about a real fairy.
Today I piggybacked off a 1st grade classroom lesson on visualizing. Teachers in the 1st grade are having students visualizing during their reading lessons. Today in my Media class, we worked on this as well. First graders are just beginning a unit on David Shannon and his hilarious books. First, I had students lay on the floor and listen to me read Alice the Fairy without looking at the pictures. While I was reading, students visualized the story. Next, they went back to their desk to draw something they "saw" while I read. Lastly, we came back to read Alice the Fairy one more time to see if what they visualized was what actually happened in the book. This is a fun book to use this strategy with because without looking at the pictures, David Shannon really makes the reader think the story is about a real fairy.
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