Showing posts with label conferences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conferences. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

What's Working Wednesday (Finally) and catch up

I have been meaning to blog but life has been so crazy.....

A few years back I started using this in computer labs with my 3rd Graders ......

Math Magician




Then the days of print restrictions hit, and I wanted a way to keep track of their scores ......Found THIS on TPT......

When the students get 100%
I have them fill out the level and I sign off


Then I decided I wanted to motivate them to pass so I created this:

When students pass Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and/or Division (1st grade thru 3rd) they get a hat on the board along with a certificate !

 The kids love it, (Thanks Krista and Mel for great clip art !!)

In other news went to THIS conference ......OMG the ideas and things I learned ......
Eric Litwin , Kim Asdit, Deanna Jump, and Deedee Wills




I learned soooooooo much, my coworkers and I are still planning out how to incorporate everything. That goes to show what a great conference it was! 






Hope to be back sooner next time!!!


Monday, January 28, 2013

I want to go back

So as I have been talking about I went with friends to Vegas on MLK weekend......

I so needed this break ....hired someone to stay with mom, and just went to see Tim and Faith, and played the slots for the first time.....how did I do.....

Can we say hello TPT buyer of the year fund.....LOL.......

Right before we left, I walked into the Kindergarten room to drop something off, she was looking at a conference brochure .....(now remember I am the QUEEN of links, I send my coworkers links to blogs, TPT, and TN stores at least twice a day....little behind with trip) so she says she is filling out her form to go, I look down and see this.....



Kim Adsit, Heidi Butkus. and Jim Gill all in one place, I was dying....I had to go, then she flipped to the next page and I saw this......

I screamed.....That is THE Deanna Jump.....So as fast as my feet could take me, I went to the boss and requested told him I was going . I had a plan see we are only allowed x amount of profession development money per year. And coming up is my annual trip to IRC  ! So I knew he would a) ask me to chose one or the other b) say no but I had a plan c) use personal days and pay for it out of pocket! That is how excited I am to go see these people. I think of them as the go to people when I am working with Kinders/Firsties ! Even better look what they are having.....

None of the others from work are even interested in going.....that is so fine by me. If you are from IL and interested HERE is the website for more info. Drop me a line so we can meet up if you go! There is also a Container store AND IKEA near by.....this just may top Vegas!







Speaking of Vegas, the title of this post is I want to go back (we didn't wear coats all weekend 5 degrees at Chicago when we got home....blech) just a great place to go and have fun.....Look what is coming in July....Hmmm.....thinking of going Anyone else????

Well there you have it! Be back soon with some things I am using in the classroom......Thanks for letting me share my excitement in conferences!!!