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hrrrthrrr:

This music video for the song “In Your Arms” by Kina Grannis is a stop-motion animation done with a background composed of jelly beans. It’s a crazy project that required 22 months, 1,357 hours, 30 people, and 288,000 jelly beans — and NO green screen.

AMAZING! And watch the behind the scenes here.

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officialdanceblog asked: Hello, beautiful blog! just wondering if you was a dancer or even if you knew any dancers or was just interested in dance? if so please check my new blog out its all about dance :) Thankyou xox

I danced for a long time. I studied at Pacific Northwest Ballet School for a while, then under Donald Byrd at Spectrum Dance Theatre. I  focused on it in college for a little bit, but realized that my body was not fit for the stage and changed my career path. Body image was always an issue for me and it was aggravated by wanting the perfect ballerina body. So even though it was my passion, its best that I don’t pursue it anymore. I love dance, if I were not teaching humanities in middle school, I would want to be a ballet teacher. If you look to earlier posts, you will see the combinations I created.

I will most certainly check out your blog.

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We’ve got spirit, yes we do! My class won the school spirit award this week for wearing the most blue and gold. I was so excited for winning.  I challenged the students to keep it all year long.

We’ve got spirit, yes we do!

My class won the school spirit award this week for wearing the most blue and gold. I was so excited for winning. 

I challenged the students to keep it all year long.

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markct: Evolution of a First Year Teacher based on this great article. During student teaching I had a bunch of other interns to vent to and talk about problems with but last year I felt like I was alone. My roommate was the only other first year teacher I really knew so I didn’t have as much confidence in myself. I felt like I was struggling alone a lot of the time. I wished my intern friends who had a job would text/chat/email with my just to tell me they were going through shit too… I Thought about my career choice a TON… I wasn’t sure if it was the right thing for me to do… There were days I felt like walking out of the classroom, getting in my car, and heading back to Michigan. But I made it though the first few weeks, then I made it through the first quarter, then I made it to Christmas Break. After break I knew I could make it the rest of the year. If you are a first year teacher struggling with your.. Well… Entire life… You are not alone. This year I feel more confident, more comfortable, and more in control. It gets better.

markct:

Evolution of a First Year Teacher based on this great article.

During student teaching I had a bunch of other interns to vent to and talk about problems with but last year I felt like I was alone. My roommate was the only other first year teacher I really knew so I didn’t have as much confidence in myself. I felt like I was struggling alone a lot of the time. I wished my intern friends who had a job would text/chat/email with my just to tell me they were going through shit too… I Thought about my career choice a TON… I wasn’t sure if it was the right thing for me to do… There were days I felt like walking out of the classroom, getting in my car, and heading back to Michigan. But I made it though the first few weeks, then I made it through the first quarter, then I made it to Christmas Break. After break I knew I could make it the rest of the year. If you are a first year teacher struggling with your.. Well… Entire life… You are not alone.

This year I feel more confident, more comfortable, and more in control. It gets better.

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We've Got A Diem to Carpe: Survive Month 1 of Teaching: Check

I would add a few to what I have learned in my first month:

  • exercise! you spend so much time sitting that you need to move
  • drink water, to compensate for all the coffee
  • I agree, teachers gossip, and talk crap about their students. Do not join in this. Not only does it bring you down and belittle the profession of helping these students, it could get you in trouble
  • sleep! it will help the aching muscles and you will feel better.
  • occasionally provide the students with a work day or silent reading day. It gives you a chance to relax from performing constantly and catch up on grading.

adiemtocarpe:

I did it.

I remember coming home my first day, uncontrollably sobbing. Someone on here said, “If you can make it through your first day, you can make it through your first week. If you can make it through your first week, you can make it through your first year. If you can make it through your…

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Student no more!

Yesterday I received the call I have been waiting for all summer. I have been offered a position as a 7th grade humanities teacher! I am ecstatic. Honestly, I am shocked I got a teaching job with in my first year in the field. The down side: its only .4 FTE. I am definitely worried about finances and I am going to continue working at Tully’s Coffee to try to avoid massive debt. But, that means no sleep. I am also hoping that I will get to substitute within the school in order to pad the pay check a little bit.

I know I will be teaching Middle Ages for Social Studies, but I don’t think there is any information on what I will be teaching in Language Arts. I am already getting anxious about lesson planning, but I have some ideas in mind for fun activities and warm-ups.

Now the biggest question of all: As a first year teacher, what supplies do I need??