Writing

Interrupting my self-oppression
Anxious feelings become welcomed strangers

Is this what freedom feels like

So raw, so familiar

Timidly I explore all of my desires
Feeling my own feelings
I’m in control (is that okay?)

My God, where have I been?
I’m a stranger, stretching into my own skin
My hands ache for the crinkle of this paper, this scratch of the pen

It’s been a long time and although

I’ve remembered you now and again

This is different, real

Permanent

Fear kept me running

But I’m no longer afraid

It’s okay to stand still in the comfort of warm light

Finding my joy as my heart and soul reunite.

Starting to Think School

It is kinda strange that the whole time I was teaching Quest, I really wasn't thinking about my fall planning.  I was a bit panicked about the new Promethean Board to tell you the truth.  But now, after a bit of training, I'm ready to get my head out of the clouds (and my Master's homework) and back into planning.  I've purged all of my files and am ready to organize them according to Tungsten strands.  I will then align these to the "Big Rocks" as well as the curriculum.  This will make my data team process so much easier and it will be easier for the students to set individual learning goals.  Look out '10-'11 here I come.

Books I must read before school starts:
Finish reading Eat, Pray, Love
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Shiver
Just Listen

I thnk that gives me one book a week.  Can I do it?

SchoolTube - Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

Looks like a thought provoking read--I can think of a few students who would love this book.

SchoolTube - Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

SchoolTube - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Great Book Trailer for my fans of Twilight

SchoolTube - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater