I absolutely loved rafting. I had such a great time and it was a wonderful bonding experience with the teachers; it definitely made it feel more like a ‘family’ and less like a professional development session. I also really loved my AR session. These were apps that I had no idea existed and that both I and my students will have so much fun using. It will really make learning a fun and interactive experience. I am definitely going to try and create a lesson for a gallery walk of student work using Aurasma.

While at times this week has been a bit exhausting and overwhelming I have learned so much. I am really excited about implementing a lot of these new technologies in my classroom. I also know that these connections that I have made and am continuing to make with other teachers here and the staff will be invaluable not only to my learning experience, but also to what I bring back to the classroom. This really has been a great week all around!

So I wrote this yesterday and then forgot to click post…this is what I get for trying to multi-task. After just the first day I have already made create connections with other teachers. We have already been discussing lesson ideas and grants, which is exactly what I have hoped this week would contain. I am hoping to learn new technologies that I can use in my class and just get new ideas that will be both exciting to teach and learn.

For every PD I have ever attended I have learned more from the teachers  I am with than any of the presentations I have attended. Though I have to say the AR stuff is pretty awesome and I will definitely being using it in my classroom. Even better though, I did not even know about the apps that he talked about, so that was really exciting. I am just really excited to be getting new ideas to use in the classroom and discovery cool ways to implement these ideas. Can’t wait to see what the rest of the week will bring!

This has been a very exciting and busy week working on the ASSIST project. It has been a bit challenging go from teacher mode to student mode and I am having to get use to sitting and being the student again. I have had difficulty sitting through some of the science lectures as science was never my forte, but I have loved the time we have spent in the textiles lab. I think most of the lab parts will be things that I can use in my classroom. Some of the more basic science experiments that we have done I can definitely still use in an engineering classroom and maybe just take it in a bit different direction. I think I will really enjoy the development aspect of this project and I am loving being inquisitive and curious again about things.  Off to Cullowhee tomorrow!