Only One More Day?!?!?!?

Only one more day of classes, and then practicum, wow this year has just flown by. Now, if only I can get all of my assignments done before then.

back to work,
Mr. F.

The Lion's Quest workshop was absolutely fantastic. It was incredible to see so many people from CG 7 show up and it definitely made the two days much more enjoyable. I found that the resources were awesome and I cannot wait until I get my hands on my own set. I am definitely considering taking the High School workshop as well. I found the model lessons that were created to be incredible and insightful showing different ways to implement the program in our classrooms. Finally, I was most surprised by the "What is a Lion's Quest Teacher" mini projects, all I can say is "WOW" in 20 minutes to come up with some of those ideas...it was just incredible. Congratulations to everyone who was there...and thanks to Rosemary for putting on such an incredible workshop.

Mr. F

Social Issues Day #2

The latest social issues day was a huge improvement over the first day. The morning began with two speakers. The first speaker gave some general information about the holocaust and an excellent package for teachers regarding the holocaust. The second speaker was wonderful. He was a holocaust survivor, and his story really brought the trauma to life. He gave the event that everyone has read about personality. It was by far the best presentation of the year to date. The afternoon was spent in mini workshops. The first workshop on mental issuses was very disappointing given that it focus on having the teacher candidates brainstorm what we knew and provided very little in terms of additional information. Fortunately, the afternoon turned around with the tribes seminar led by Mike Ford that was ver very good. He gave a few energizers that we can use in our future classroom as well as giving a quick overview of what tribes means. Overall, I think the day was a great success.

Till next time,
Mr F.