Currently and I"m baaaack...

So, I"ve taken too much time off of blogging. My goal is to get back in the habit of publishing my thoughts and learning.

Currently...

Thanks as always to Farley for the currently as a source of reflection.

LISTENING: I"m sitting here for the last day that I"m subbing for summer school. SWEET job, because I got a nice 3 week break and then 6 days subbing in the computer class for one of my colleagues who became the principal for the last 6 days. I"ve learned code.org and scratch for teaching problem solving and coding skills. I"ve gotten a lot of work done for the courses that I am adjuncting at a local university in the fall. Coolmathgames is the site of choice today for kids. They are pretty self sufficient as long as I monitor conversations.

LOVING: Learning something new while I've been subbing. Coding sites, twitter feeds, ISTE posts, I"ve had the time to work and reignite the passion that I have for educational technology.

THINKING: Last school year was a rough year. I left feeling uneffective and completely BURNT OUT. It was the worst end in my 11 year career. I had a tough class and needed SUMMER to regroup. I've spent my first 3 weeks off relaxing and taking it easy. Tinkering with technology and planning fun things for next year. I entered summer knowing that I have to reignite my passion for what I do so that I am ready to enter school in the fall and form relationships with new students.

WANTING: STARBUCKS is my weakness. I started my morning with a Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte. If it didn't have a Weight Watchers Points Plus value of 4 points, I would really consider a second this morning. It was worth every drop.

NEEDING: A break to recharge and remember how much I love my job. To get back on the treadmill and start being active. Running is my sanity and I mentally notice when I haven't made the choice to run. Time to sleep. I"m not used to getting up at 5:15 to be at school. 6 days of subbing in the summer is taking its tole on my sleep patterns. I welcome tomorrow morning sleeping in as late as I can.

4th PLANS: The desire for relaxation. Thinking, dreaming, creating new ways that I can engage the mind of 6th graders in science and ancient civilizations. Hoping that I can instill some desire to research and be independent thinkers and learners. Tomorrow is about family and fun (after sleeping in late).