I'm sure like me, most of you are looking at your schedules and trying to figure out how to get everything done in the upcoming weeks. All the recent projects that have been assigned are starting to make my future look pretty bleak and packed. Check back with me in April, maybe then I will have resurfaced from all this craziness. It seems like every semester I find myself in a similar situation, stressed and tired of school. But somehow every semester I make it through without too many scars. Our society is so fast paced it is hard not to get caught up in it all. In moments like these it helps to just take a deep breath and smile! In the end everything will work out and we will be one step closer to our ultimate goal of becoming teachers and having our own classrooms!
In the meantime, the countdown for Spring Break has begun and I can't believe how quickly it is approaching. I look forward to that week to get away and gain back some of my sanity!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
TT#3 Life Story
Experiences of a Lifetime
Ever since I can remember
Summer has been a special time
Full of adventure and memories.
From Pacific to Atlantic
I have seen the sights,
Experienced the cultures, and
Visited the museums.
I have
Explored dark, murky caves,
Braved the cold Rocky Mountain nights,
Blasted off into outer space with NASA,
Scuba dived with the exotic fish of the Caribbean, and
Screamed at the top of my lungs all the way down
Summit Plummet.
I have
Marveled at the Grand Canyon,
Starred at the big heads of our nations past presidents,
Witnessed the faithfulness of Old Faithful,
Experienced Christmas in the summer
With the lights of Vegas, and
Danced in a Hawaiian Luau.
I will never forget these special moments
And I thank my parents everyday for giving me
The experiences of a lifetime.
Ever since I can remember
Summer has been a special time
Full of adventure and memories.
From Pacific to Atlantic
I have seen the sights,
Experienced the cultures, and
Visited the museums.
I have
Explored dark, murky caves,
Braved the cold Rocky Mountain nights,
Blasted off into outer space with NASA,
Scuba dived with the exotic fish of the Caribbean, and
Screamed at the top of my lungs all the way down
Summit Plummet.
I have
Marveled at the Grand Canyon,
Starred at the big heads of our nations past presidents,
Witnessed the faithfulness of Old Faithful,
Experienced Christmas in the summer
With the lights of Vegas, and
Danced in a Hawaiian Luau.
I will never forget these special moments
And I thank my parents everyday for giving me
The experiences of a lifetime.
Favorite Pictures (Past and Present)
Eric and I in Aruba.
Wedding Day
My family in Hawaii for my parents 25th Anniversary.
Eric and I in OKC.
Me with my mom and dad.The Ron Clark Story
Here is a link to a short clip of the Ron Clark Story. This movie is one of my all time favorites and I would definitely reccommend that you all watch it! Ron Clark was an amazing and inspirational teacher. I believe we could all learn something from him.
Resume
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a full-time teaching position in an elementary school.
EDUCATION
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Bachelor of Science, Education, Elementary
Expected Dec. 2009 Cumulative GPA: 4.0
Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS
May 2007 Associate in Arts
LANGUAGES
Limited Spanish
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Manhattan KS
Practicum Experience, 1st Grade, Spring 2009
Collaborated to create and present a social studies unit.
Investigated and analyzed reading information for a case study.
Lee Elementary School, Manhattan KS
ESL Practicum Experience, 4th Grade, Spring 2009
Worked with two ESL students for 45 hours.
Conducted a case study.
Gathered student profile information and assessment results.
Developed and implemented five lesson plans.
Northview Elementary School, Manhattan, KS
Clinical Experience, 5th Grade, Fall 2008
Created and presented three science and three math lessons.
Collaborated with two partners
Developed 5E lesson plans based on state standards.
Olathe Christian School, Olathe, KS
Lead Teacher, 3-5 year olds, Summer 2008
Supervised 11 children Monday-Friday for 6-8 hours each day.
Guided students in arts/crafts activities to strengthen fine motor
skills such as painting with water colors, finger painting with
shaving cream, manipulating play dough, and using
scissors to cut out objects.
Used songs to help students learn the days of the week, months,
numbers, and the alphabet.
Collaborated with parents on behavioral management issues.
Hand-to-Hand Program, Manhattan, KS
Tutor, Volunteer, Spring 2008
Tutored 1-2 students during two hour sessions from local schools
in math and reading.
Encouraged students to play educational games when they were
finished with their homework.
Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS
Children’s Literature, Fall 2006
Planned and presented a 30-minute lesson based around
Eric Carl’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
to a 2nd grade class at Jefferson Elementary School.
Executed the lesson in three stages:
Read the book to the class then on the white board wrote
down and discussed vocabulary (egg, larva, pupa, adult)
Grouped students and had them organize the stages of a
butterfly by giving them a set of identification cards that
listed the stages name, a description, and had a picture.
Early finishers were allowed to start working on a butterfly color
by number worksheet.
Northridge Elementary School, Newton, KS
Community Aide, Fall 2004 – Spring 2005
Assisted a kindergarten and special education teacher.
Prepared activities, games, and other resources for teachers
to use in future lessons.
Worked with students to complete assignments.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Created an educational/personal website using iweb.
Learned how to use free online tools such as delicious, animoto, voicethread, and letterpop which can be used in my future classroom.
Applied my knowledge of web 2.0 and apple’s garage-band to create podcasts.
Obtain a full-time teaching position in an elementary school.
EDUCATION
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Bachelor of Science, Education, Elementary
Expected Dec. 2009 Cumulative GPA: 4.0
Area of Concentration: English as a Second Language (ESL)
Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS
May 2007 Associate in Arts
LANGUAGES
Limited Spanish
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Manhattan KS
Practicum Experience, 1st Grade, Spring 2009
Collaborated to create and present a social studies unit.
Investigated and analyzed reading information for a case study.
Lee Elementary School, Manhattan KS
ESL Practicum Experience, 4th Grade, Spring 2009
Worked with two ESL students for 45 hours.
Conducted a case study.
Gathered student profile information and assessment results.
Developed and implemented five lesson plans.
Northview Elementary School, Manhattan, KS
Clinical Experience, 5th Grade, Fall 2008
Created and presented three science and three math lessons.
Collaborated with two partners
Developed 5E lesson plans based on state standards.
Olathe Christian School, Olathe, KS
Lead Teacher, 3-5 year olds, Summer 2008
Supervised 11 children Monday-Friday for 6-8 hours each day.
Guided students in arts/crafts activities to strengthen fine motor
skills such as painting with water colors, finger painting with
shaving cream, manipulating play dough, and using
scissors to cut out objects.
Used songs to help students learn the days of the week, months,
numbers, and the alphabet.
Collaborated with parents on behavioral management issues.
Hand-to-Hand Program, Manhattan, KS
Tutor, Volunteer, Spring 2008
Tutored 1-2 students during two hour sessions from local schools
in math and reading.
Encouraged students to play educational games when they were
finished with their homework.
Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS
Children’s Literature, Fall 2006
Planned and presented a 30-minute lesson based around
Eric Carl’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
to a 2nd grade class at Jefferson Elementary School.
Executed the lesson in three stages:
Read the book to the class then on the white board wrote
down and discussed vocabulary (egg, larva, pupa, adult)
Grouped students and had them organize the stages of a
butterfly by giving them a set of identification cards that
listed the stages name, a description, and had a picture.
Early finishers were allowed to start working on a butterfly color
by number worksheet.
Northridge Elementary School, Newton, KS
Community Aide, Fall 2004 – Spring 2005
Assisted a kindergarten and special education teacher.
Prepared activities, games, and other resources for teachers
to use in future lessons.
Worked with students to complete assignments.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Created an educational/personal website using iweb.
Learned how to use free online tools such as delicious, animoto, voicethread, and letterpop which can be used in my future classroom.
Applied my knowledge of web 2.0 and apple’s garage-band to create podcasts.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Voicethread
I participated in the Great Book Stories wiki. The point of this wiki is to create a voicethread about why you love a specific book and to try to convince others they should read it also. To see more information and guidelines on the Great Book Stories wiki visit http://greatbookstories.pbwiki.com/
The book I chose to share was “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” by Laura Numeroff. (click HERE to see my voicethread)
Voicethread allows discussions to extend beyond the classroom walls by capturing the voices of students and educators anytime and anywhere! To find out more information or to make your own visit http://www.voicethread.com/
The book I chose to share was “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” by Laura Numeroff. (click HERE to see my voicethread)
Voicethread allows discussions to extend beyond the classroom walls by capturing the voices of students and educators anytime and anywhere! To find out more information or to make your own visit http://www.voicethread.com/
A hundred years from now
it will not matter what my bank account was,
the sort of house I lived in,
or the kind of car I drove . . . .
but the world maybe different
because I was important in the life of a child.
- Kathy Davis
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Spring 2009
Yet another semester is underway and I cannot believe how fast it is going by. Within the first few weeks of school I started my ESL Practicum. I have been working with 4th grade students at Lee Elementary School and I absolutely love it there. My cooperating teacher is awesome and has already allowed me to teach 4 lessons. I am really becoming attached to two particular students who I have spent most of my time with. They can barely speak English so it has been interesting trying to teach them, but I love the challenge. Within the short amount of time I have been there I have already seen improvements and been surprised on multiple occasions.
Tomorrow marks another exciting milestone in my teaching career, Block B practicum orientation. Tons of thoughts are running through my head. I'm anxious to be in and experience yet another classroom environment and I can't wait to meet my cooperating teacher and her 1st grade students at Woodrow Wilson. Hopefully within the next few days I can become familiar with the school, classroom, students, and routines.... I have never been in or taught at the first grade level, so I'm excited to see what it's like.
Tomorrow marks another exciting milestone in my teaching career, Block B practicum orientation. Tons of thoughts are running through my head. I'm anxious to be in and experience yet another classroom environment and I can't wait to meet my cooperating teacher and her 1st grade students at Woodrow Wilson. Hopefully within the next few days I can become familiar with the school, classroom, students, and routines.... I have never been in or taught at the first grade level, so I'm excited to see what it's like.
The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.
-William A. Ward
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Educational Resources
Visit my delicious sight at http://delicious.com/jskibbe to see some of my favorite educational websites.
I am only one, but I am one
I cannot do everything,
I cannot do everything,
But I can do something
And I will not let what I cannot do
Interfere with what I can do
-Edward Everett Hale
And I will not let what I cannot do
Interfere with what I can do
-Edward Everett Hale
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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