Resources to Start Off Your Week 28

     Last week I posted about Under 10 Minutes which is an awesome resource for ed tech videos and now I've found another similar website which is a trove of ed videos!


MIT Video
- MIT Video hosts more than 100 channels that users can easily search and view!
  Scroll through their channel lists by subject area or for specific topics you may be
  studying in your class.
- Not only could you use these videos to supplement your lessons but students
   could also use these videos to research a specific topic.
- http://video.mit.edu

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Newbie Blog Hop Award Love

     Last week I joined the Newbie Blog Hop hosted by Janis' Newbie Blog Hop over at Grade Three is the Place for Me! I've found some AMAZING blogs and met some great bloggers from around the US and Canada. (If you haven't linked up with her yet I recommend you head over and check it out).

     The support from other teaching blogs is always incredible and I'm happy to say that this blog hop was no exception. I have been re-awarded the One Lovely Blog Award, The Versatile Blogger Award and the Liebster Blog Award! Crazy right!? I want to send a BIG thank you out to all of the ladies who nominated me for this award:

- Mrs. M from The Daily Cupcake... a Kindergarten Blog has been teaching for almost 20 years and posts very detailed posts as her classroom adopts the Daily 5 model. 
- Carrie at The First Grade Derby began blogging after inspiration from Pinterest! (Aren't we all addicted?) Like Mrs. M, her classroom also uses the Daily 5. 
- Stacey blogs at A Ray of Kindergarten Sunshine and has JUST begun blogging! Head over and share some support :) 
- Jessica from Tales of a First Grade Teacher has just posted a GREAT first day of school survival kit! 

To keep the love going, here are the rules:
1 ) Follow the person that gave you the award if you don't already
2 ) Link back to the person who gave you the award
3 ) Pass the award on to 15 more bloggers.

     I am reposting my top 15 picks from when Becca at Fun 4th Resources awarded me the One Lovely Blog Award, so if you missed them the first time, here they are :)

1 ) Dandelions and Dragonflies

2 ) Wolfelicious

3 ) 2nd Grade Pad

3 ) 2nd Grade Pig Pen

4 ) Down Under Teacher

 








5 ) Teachery Tidbits

6 )  Sweet Times in First

7 ) Strings, Keys & Melodies

8 ) For the Love of Teaching

9 ) Miss Kindergarten

10 ) Just Another Day in... First Grade

11 ) Little Miss Kindergarten

12 ) Lesson Plan SOS

13 ) What the Teacher Wants

14 ) No Doubt Learning

15 ) Teaching in the Early Years

To keep the love going, here are the rules:

1 ) Thank the blogger who nominated you.
2 ) Include a link to their site.

3 ) Include the award image in your post.

4 ) Give 7 random facts about yourself

5 ) Nominate 10 other bloggers for the award.

6 ) When nominating, include a link to their site.

7 ) Let other bloggers know they've been nominated.

7 Random Facts About Miss L

1 ) I am going into my 6th, and LAST, year of university which means that at this time next year I will be a Certified Teacher!

2 )  My fiance and I have one pet, a grey and black kitten named Mr. Cuddles.

3 ) My favourite sports team is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, go blue & gold!

4 ) In less than one year I will no longer be Miss L as I am getting married and will be "Mrs. T".

5 ) I am addicted to every type of home design show on HGTV.

6 ) I make the most amazing brownies that don't require any milk, butter or oil.... wouldn't you like to know the recipie!?

7 ) I drive approximately 800 kilometers a week for my summer job in a small car with no air conditioning.

     I am re-posting my top 10 picks from when Diane at Schoolhouse Treasures awarded me this award, so if you missed them the first time, here they are :)

1 ) The Science Life 

2 ) Nicky's News

3 ) Just Another Day in.... First Grade  

4 ) Madly Learning

5 ) Learn, Play & Have Fun

6 ) A Teacher's Life for Me

7 ) Wolfelicious

8 ) Down Under Teacher

9 ) 3rd Grade Thoughts

10 ) Learn with Play @ Home

 

  If you missed my first post about the Liebster Blog Award, this award is given out to new blogs with less than 200 followers to highlight our efforts in the blogging world.To keep the love going, here are the rules:

1. Copy and paste the award on your blog.

2. Thank the giver and link back to them.

3. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.

     I am reposting my top 5 picks from when Ms. Julie aka Southern Teacher awarded me the Liebster Blog, so if you missed them the first time, here they are :)

1 ) My Whole Brain Teaching Blog
- The only other Whole Brain Teaching blog I have found from a Canadian teacher!
- Liann has provided me with so much support both on the WBT forum as well as
  through her blog.
- She is also part of my list of Whole Brain Teaching resources under my Fav
  Websites page.

2 ) Miss Read Gets Schooled
- Miss Read and I have been "blog friends" right since I started blogging!
- She just finished up her degree this past month and I loved hearing all her
  adventures as she went through her student teaching placements and now
  as she looks for a teaching job.

3 ) My Whole Brain Blog
- Carole is one of the WBT interns for 2012/2013 and has a great blog started up!
- Her blog posts are incredibly detailed, insightful and always have great pictures
  showcasing her WBT classroom! Its a great stop if you really want to learn more
  about WBT.

4 ) For the Love of Teaching
- I was referred to a great PLN that lead to me finding Diane's blog shortly after that.
- Diane blogs about education and her use of the BrainSMART program which shares
  some similar ideas about learning as WBT. Since we found each other she has been
  so supportive of my blogging and learning more about education!

5 ) Prairie Inspiration
- Mary is one of my favourite connected educators from Manitoba!
- We share a lot of ideas through Twitter as we are both going through the education
  program in the same province, although at different universities. She has been a
  great support to me and shares all of her classroom ideas on her blog.

Thank you again to ALL of the bloggers who have nominated me for these awards. 

Please check out some of the great blogs I passed the awards onto because they truly have some amazing resources :)

 

Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! The First Hour

     Last week I was lucky enough to be part of the WBT Live Chat (no video) regarding The First Day of School. Although we were able to have a great discussion and share a lot of great ideas, many people were asking and hoping for an actual Webcast to watch. Well Coach B has the answer to your questions and if you missed the live viewing yesterday you can still watch the Webcast video on the WBT website!

     Check it out at your leisure and learn about:
- Setting up your room (walls, whiteboard, etc)
- Learning student names quickly
- Emphasizing positive classroom behaviour, what can you let slide?

With school starting up again for many of my American friends I now that this info will come in handy for you :)

Resources to Start Off Your Week 27

     I am so excited about this week's resource that I found! I've been posting lots of ed resources over the past 27 weeks but what I haven't really considered is how difficult it may be for some teachers to figure them out. I know that there have been some resources where I have had to spend A LOT of time figuring them out. This week's resource can solve that problem once and for all!

     As always, I will be adding this to my list of Fav Websites.

Under 10 Minutes: How to Use Education Technology Quickly
- New to blogging? Twitter? Prezi? How can these be used in the classroom?
- This GREAT website features short, under 10 minutes, videos of straight-
  forward tutorials on how to use different ed tech resources in the classroom.
- Definitely a go-to for any teacher!!
- http://www.undertenminutes.com/

Happy Monday everyone!

Newbies Blog Hop

     If you haven't heard yet I am midly ridiculously obsessed with teaching blogs! After blog stocking for a few months I decided to begin my own and Miss L' Whole Brain Teaching blog was born! Six months after that I was offered a position with Whole Brain Teaching as an Official WBT Blog Bug and my blog obsession was launched even further.

     I LOVE how education blogs offer endless learning opportunities for teachers and their students. I can't even imagine how teacher's did all of this before the internet, I'd be lost! In the spirit of things I am linking up with Janis' Newbie Blog Hop over at Grade Three is the Place for Me!

1 ) What state province are you in?
- I live in a small rural community in Manitoba, Canada

2 ) Your current teaching position:
- I am currently a student teacher going into my LAST year of education before becoming certified!

3 ) Your teaching experience:
- A have completed student teaching placements in a Grade 9-12 Social Studies classroom as well as a Grade 5 classroom. I have also substitute taught in pretty much every grade from K-12!

4 ) When you started blogging:
- I started blogging at the beginning of January of 2012 and haven't turned back since!

5 ) Share a blogging tip/blogging resource:
- To help search engines and then followers to find your blog make sure you properly label the photos in your posts.

 

Click on the photo and select "Properties"

Label your photos with an appropriate description:

- "Title Text" is the text that will appear when a mouse scrolls over the photo in your published post

- "Alt Text" is other descriptive labels that can help search engines find your work but will NOT show up when a mouse scrolls over the photo

When published your "Title Text" should show up when a mouse scrolls over the photo.

Your material is now more easily found through search engines!

Thanks for hosting this amazing blog hop Janis!

WBT Blog Bug Highlight: SUPER Super Improvers Walls

     As I make my way through all of the wonderful WBT Blogs out there I can definitely say that a major topic over the past three weeks has been the Super Improvers Wall (SIW). If you are not familiar with this behavioural management strategy, the Super Improvers Wall is a fun and long-lasting method used to increase student motivation WITHOUT pinning students against one another.

     Check out these amazing Super Improvers Wall (SIW) posts from some of my favourite WBT bloggers.

Melissa over at Mrs. Smith's 1st Grade Class has put together a gorgeous SIW to match her classroom's camping theme.

 

Ms. Julie at Southern Teacher WBT has created her SIW to compliment her classroom's Hollywood/movie classroom theme.

Amanda from Mrs. Amanda's Rockin' Firsties has created this great SIW after getting inspiration from other WBT bloggers!

Liann over at My Whole Brain Teaching Blog has put together an adorable & FREE owl themed SIW Kit. Head over there to get your free copy and make sure to send your thanks for all her hard work!

Want to read more from great WBT bloggers? Check out the WBT Blogger Master List via Google Docs!

     To learn more about the Super Improvers Wall (SIW) check out the FREE e-book free, Whole Brain Teaching Model Classroom.

WBT Certification Update!

     A little under a month ago I added a brand new tab to my blog titled Whole Brain Teaching Certification where I've been posting links to the blog and forum posts I've been submitting for certification.

     Well since then I have still been actively working towards certification and trying to write posts about some of the theories behind WBT as well as specific strategies. I am happy to announce that I am almost at a THOUSAND certification points, yay!! Unfortunately I am unable to complete the video requirement until I begin student teaching in October so it will still be a while until I am officially certified. Until that time I will still continue writing and working towards gaining enough certification points to hopefully be eligible for some of the high WBT Certification levels.

     I have really been enjoying reading through all the certification posts on the WBT forum and the various blogs that I follow. I LOVE reading how WBT is being interpreted by teachers all over the world. I really think that this process will really help me have a deeper understanding of WBT and will be an asset when I am explaining WBT during a teaching interview one day!

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