22 June 2007

Things I did this week....

This week I went to the BEST professional development workshop EVER!
There I learned.........

Making an impact to the people I come in contact with EVERYDAY

The importance of music

Doing things one at a time

The importance of state changes

Kyrene was the right district for me because they had Peanut Butter M&M’s in their vending machines!!

giving sincere compliments

…wait time….

the significance of storytelling

stop hesistating and take a step

try, try, try

working in groups

creating memorable lessons … “memory is the art of attention”

the magnitude of frames (points of view)…..frames create meaning

!!!!!!!!!!!ENERGIZERS!!!!!!!!!!!

“What we see in our minds directly impacts our thinking and our behavior” ~ creating positive mental images

I learned how to juggle with three balls… through that activity I learned to:
celebrate the small successes
take small steps
importance of peer coaching
being open to new things

I BROKE a 12x12x1 inch piece of wood with my hand! It was awesome!!Here’s a picture to prove it!


What I learned from breaking a board…
it’s important to see the end in mind
power and strength of teamwork and encouraging words
the impact of music
getting through the maze of life will take courage and risks … will I be ready?. of course!!!

A special thanks goes out to our instructor Cristal McGill and
all of the amazing Kyrene teachers who attended the workshop!

Oh by the way...I got a job! I will be teaching 4th grade in the Kyrene School District!

16 June 2007

Haircut

I got my haircut today!

























15 June 2007

New Blog, New Baby

Life long friend Annie Vincient has a brand new baby and blog! Check it out at Vincent Views and also on my side bar! Congratulations Jack and Annie! She is beautiful!!

12 June 2007

09 June 2007

Best Wishes to John and Ceri Gough!

Ceri and John got married on June 8, 2007! It was a perfect day! For a wedding gift I took pictures of them walking out of the temple! Here are a few of my shots! Congratulations Ceri and John!
















07 June 2007

California Trip

San Diego
Los Angeles


Newport Beach Redlands
Fresno


For graduation my parents and I went on a California trip for 5 days. While on that trip we saw five temples and of course we went to the beach.





































AND we went to Wicked!!!!!!



Memory Lane

My Mom showed me this picture a while back of me and Lisa Kempton making cookies.




Here is another picture of Lisa and I around the same age!