Sarah,
Wow, I love the picture of your son. What a very cute kid! I agree with you that this book was a great book. It taught us lessons we can take with us for years to come. Lessons that can change us and others. I have always been a fan of Martin Luther King’s famous speech of “I have a dream’. I think we all have to be reminded of this dream as we go through our daily lives. Yes, the reality of our futures are HUGE dreams. How exciting for us as we come to an end of achieving one of our dreams of getting a masters degree. Let’s just make sure our dreams never die!
Katie
In response to Sarah’s blog:
The Value of Dreams
Dreams allow us to escape the bonds of reality and create a world of our own. Dreams awaken the possibility of changing the world and creating something beyond the constraints of the past. Without the dream that we could fly we would not have planes, with out the fantasy of magic and all its problem solvers we won't have science. Today's dreams are the reality of our future.
As the book the Art of Possibility states the famous " I have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King does appeal to everyone of us. As dreams represent our inner wishes; they are a manifestation of our true self. The self that dreams of climbing mount everest in spite of the odds against that ever happening. They push us to want and achieve more.
I totally agree with the implication that to be a true leader one must have a dream, a vision/mission statement and objectives. How else can a leader influence and be an agent of change if they don't know where they wish to take us. It is the dreams of a leader and our desperate desire for something better that changes the world that we live in.
I want to an agent of change, source of inspiration for others particularly my son. This book the art of possibility has allowed me to reconnect with my inner five year old that believes that anything is possible.
I truly enjoyed this book and I am very glad that it is part of this Masters program! So I leave you the picture that began my journey to understanding the art of possibility; a picture of my son.....
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
MAC – Week 4 – Entry 1 – Chapter Reading (10 – 12)
At first I wasn’t so sure about this, “I am the framework for everything that happens in my life.” I think that sometimes we can’t control what happens to us. Yes, we can’t control what others decide, but it would be hard for me to accept any responsibility for another drunk person hitting my car. I like the idea however of looking at our life as if we are the board itself in a board game. We do need to think of strategies on how to make good choices that will help us ‘win’ in life. It is also a good thing to remember so that we can make differences in life. Wow. The example of the affair with the woman was pretty strong stuff. I know it takes two to tango, and usually there is a reason for an affair, but man, that is hard core for him to take full responsibility for having an affair. But it is a good way to look at it as how both are wrong, and how are they going to fix it now?
Wow! What a powerful story about the teacher that cut all her hair off when she saw her student who was recovering from leukemia. What an amazing thing to think about that there really isn’t no division between ideas and action, mind and body, dream and reality. How important it is to become a leader in all situations so that we do come out on top and everyone feels better. My motto has always been, “The sky is the limit.” But I now like how in this book it even says the sky is NOT the limit. There is so much more possibilities available if we just open our minds and think!
Wow! What a powerful story about the teacher that cut all her hair off when she saw her student who was recovering from leukemia. What an amazing thing to think about that there really isn’t no division between ideas and action, mind and body, dream and reality. How important it is to become a leader in all situations so that we do come out on top and everyone feels better. My motto has always been, “The sky is the limit.” But I now like how in this book it even says the sky is NOT the limit. There is so much more possibilities available if we just open our minds and think!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
MDA – Week 2 – Entry 3 – Response to Natalie Hill
I had to laugh as I was reading your post. I can totally relate to being uptight since I started this program. I have finally had to accept that sometimes, because life does take over, that I can only do my best and accept the fact that I sometimes can’t get everything done and can’t be perfect. It has been a tough lesson.
I realized that the ‘stress’ was taken out in my classroom this year and I haven’t been as patient as I usually have been in the past. You are so right when you say the first step to changing is admitting your problem. That is when you understand what is wrong and you can change. Your post is easy to read and I can really relate to it.
Natalie’s Post:
I should have been informed about this phrase when I began this program. The phrase is “ Rule #6, don’t take yourself so seriously”, I have been guilty of this since I started this program. I have been so uptight about each subject because I didn’t know what to expect. My blood pressure have gone up tremendously.
Normally, I am the person who is telling people around me to smile everything is going to be ok but, lately that my caculating self has taken over. My mom asked me the other day why I get upset about things so quickly and I said stress. She replied, that’s not you and I said “I know”. Once again I let myself get wrapped up in the measurement world, scared of failure.
I’ve always been told admitting the problem is the first step to solving the problem. Now that I have admitted to being stressed I am going to follow “Rule #6” to the fulliest and finish this program to the end. Enjoy life and don’t let life take control of me.
I realized that the ‘stress’ was taken out in my classroom this year and I haven’t been as patient as I usually have been in the past. You are so right when you say the first step to changing is admitting your problem. That is when you understand what is wrong and you can change. Your post is easy to read and I can really relate to it.
Natalie’s Post:
I should have been informed about this phrase when I began this program. The phrase is “ Rule #6, don’t take yourself so seriously”, I have been guilty of this since I started this program. I have been so uptight about each subject because I didn’t know what to expect. My blood pressure have gone up tremendously.
Normally, I am the person who is telling people around me to smile everything is going to be ok but, lately that my caculating self has taken over. My mom asked me the other day why I get upset about things so quickly and I said stress. She replied, that’s not you and I said “I know”. Once again I let myself get wrapped up in the measurement world, scared of failure.
I’ve always been told admitting the problem is the first step to solving the problem. Now that I have admitted to being stressed I am going to follow “Rule #6” to the fulliest and finish this program to the end. Enjoy life and don’t let life take control of me.
Media Asset Creation – Week 2 – Entry 2 – Response to Jenn Scioscio Blog
I like your video presentation of this weeks blog that you did. It is a nice change to listen to your comments instead of reading them. I also like how you did provide a written section at the bottom of your video for those visual learners. Is this by your home? I would love to be by a beach!
I couldn’t agree with you more about how no matter what there will always be struggling students. How neat if there really could be a lot of teachers out there that did struggle in school to help motivate those that are struggling. They could easily relate to them. What a great analogy the starfish story is. Thank goodness there are some of those great teachers that do take on the challenge of undergoing those struggling students and make them succeed.
Jennifer’s post:
Starfish Story
The starfish story reminds me of my district’s approach to the student who is struggling to learn in school. The starfish would be the struggling students, and the young girl would be the great teacher. There are always going to be large numbers of struggling students, and the defeated and tired out teacher might wonder if all their efforts are worth it since some of these students will always fall behind. The great teacher accepts the challenge to try to advance these students and without a doubt tries their hardest to reach their goal. If everyone remembers the starfish story when they are having doubts and concerns about their efforts to lesson the gap, then the amount of great teachers will be on the rise. Remember it is the innocent child who needs the support and motivation to make it back to sea.
I couldn’t agree with you more about how no matter what there will always be struggling students. How neat if there really could be a lot of teachers out there that did struggle in school to help motivate those that are struggling. They could easily relate to them. What a great analogy the starfish story is. Thank goodness there are some of those great teachers that do take on the challenge of undergoing those struggling students and make them succeed.
Jennifer’s post:
Starfish Story
The starfish story reminds me of my district’s approach to the student who is struggling to learn in school. The starfish would be the struggling students, and the young girl would be the great teacher. There are always going to be large numbers of struggling students, and the defeated and tired out teacher might wonder if all their efforts are worth it since some of these students will always fall behind. The great teacher accepts the challenge to try to advance these students and without a doubt tries their hardest to reach their goal. If everyone remembers the starfish story when they are having doubts and concerns about their efforts to lesson the gap, then the amount of great teachers will be on the rise. Remember it is the innocent child who needs the support and motivation to make it back to sea.
Monday, November 8, 2010
MAC week 2 - Blog 4: Publishing project.
Our last wimba session talked a lot about our presentation project. I would like to propose my idea and get some feedback to see if I am on the right track.
I would like to do a presentation instead of a written document with powerpoint presentation. My presentation would be on how early childhood education teachers could implement digital storytelling in their classroom. My slide show would have the step by step instructions on how to go about doing a digital story in the classroom. I would do the idea I did in my classroom on the alphabet digital storytelling. It takes a bit of time for the kids to do, but the results and outcome is well worth the time. If I had time in the presentation (or workshop), I would also explain to teachers the basics to imovie since they are really the ones who does all that work due to the students being young. I think early childhood education teachers don't think to use this because the students cant do it themselves. Am I on the right track?
I would like to do a presentation instead of a written document with powerpoint presentation. My presentation would be on how early childhood education teachers could implement digital storytelling in their classroom. My slide show would have the step by step instructions on how to go about doing a digital story in the classroom. I would do the idea I did in my classroom on the alphabet digital storytelling. It takes a bit of time for the kids to do, but the results and outcome is well worth the time. If I had time in the presentation (or workshop), I would also explain to teachers the basics to imovie since they are really the ones who does all that work due to the students being young. I think early childhood education teachers don't think to use this because the students cant do it themselves. Am I on the right track?
Wimba session 2
Week 2 Wimba –
(the following are the random thoughts and notes I took during wimba session)
Publishing/leadership project –
Formulate a leadership project I can do for when I leave full sail university. Make sure I have the following items in my leadership project:
Intro
Lit Review
Methodology
Results
Conclusion
If I understand correctly, I will write a paper from off of my action research website. I am better at doing a presentation. I am not a good writer. I need to do a blog post on what I will do for my leadership project. I am confused when I do this, I am guessing I do this now. I guess I am supposed to create a presentation for maybe my school? I will write out all the words I will say in keynotes. 1500 words total. I need to have a site that has a link to all of my work. AHHH….I need to have things done to share either Tuesday or Thursday. I need to get a group of people together to share my information. I am guessing this presentation would be in my case how to do an alphabet digital story in your classroom. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Signing up for session:
- sign up in google doc. I have to put my url link as well. This stuff need to be in document or powerpoint presentation.
Can I do a presentation for my district and do how you would create digital stories in general?
(the following are the random thoughts and notes I took during wimba session)
Publishing/leadership project –
Formulate a leadership project I can do for when I leave full sail university. Make sure I have the following items in my leadership project:
Intro
Lit Review
Methodology
Results
Conclusion
If I understand correctly, I will write a paper from off of my action research website. I am better at doing a presentation. I am not a good writer. I need to do a blog post on what I will do for my leadership project. I am confused when I do this, I am guessing I do this now. I guess I am supposed to create a presentation for maybe my school? I will write out all the words I will say in keynotes. 1500 words total. I need to have a site that has a link to all of my work. AHHH….I need to have things done to share either Tuesday or Thursday. I need to get a group of people together to share my information. I am guessing this presentation would be in my case how to do an alphabet digital story in your classroom. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Signing up for session:
- sign up in google doc. I have to put my url link as well. This stuff need to be in document or powerpoint presentation.
Can I do a presentation for my district and do how you would create digital stories in general?
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Week 1-MAC- Blog 4 - Optional blog
My month by month summary of my full sail university experience….you read this and you wouldn’t believe it really happened to me. I am CONVINCED this next year will be a breeze for me.
November 6, 2009 – I was working a flight and got caught in extreme turbulence. Got thrown up in the air and partially tore my MCL.
February 2, 2010 – I had gallbladder surgery and no longer have a gallbladder.
March 17, 2010 – My fiancée got into a serious ski accident and almost died in France. He shattered his pelvis, right leg, and broke his back. I was the one who got to go back to France and take care of him. I FINALLY decided after all of this to take a couple months off from Full sail.
June 29, 2010 – My car was broken into and I was an IDIOT and left my ‘schoolbag’ in my car with my laptop computer and my hard drive. The bag was stolen. I no longer had a MacBook Pro. I no longer had any of my work. I took another month off from Full Sail cause I didn’t have a computer. EVERYONE BIG LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS BACK UP EVERYTHING ON IDISK OR ON ANOTHER COMPUTER SO YOU CAN ACCESS IT AGAIN.
October 29, 2010 My grandma died.
I can say that this book reading is really a great, refreshing book after my past few months. It just helps remind me to keep a positive attitude, always look at the possibilities that are ahead of me, and stay light hearted when life throws you a lemon. I am not writing this for people to feel “sorry’ for me. I am just writing it cause it is almost hard to believe for me that all of this happened, and I am still rockin and rolling! I have learned a lot both emotionally AND academically. What a great and interesting year.
November 6, 2009 – I was working a flight and got caught in extreme turbulence. Got thrown up in the air and partially tore my MCL.
February 2, 2010 – I had gallbladder surgery and no longer have a gallbladder.
March 17, 2010 – My fiancée got into a serious ski accident and almost died in France. He shattered his pelvis, right leg, and broke his back. I was the one who got to go back to France and take care of him. I FINALLY decided after all of this to take a couple months off from Full sail.
June 29, 2010 – My car was broken into and I was an IDIOT and left my ‘schoolbag’ in my car with my laptop computer and my hard drive. The bag was stolen. I no longer had a MacBook Pro. I no longer had any of my work. I took another month off from Full Sail cause I didn’t have a computer. EVERYONE BIG LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS BACK UP EVERYTHING ON IDISK OR ON ANOTHER COMPUTER SO YOU CAN ACCESS IT AGAIN.
October 29, 2010 My grandma died.
I can say that this book reading is really a great, refreshing book after my past few months. It just helps remind me to keep a positive attitude, always look at the possibilities that are ahead of me, and stay light hearted when life throws you a lemon. I am not writing this for people to feel “sorry’ for me. I am just writing it cause it is almost hard to believe for me that all of this happened, and I am still rockin and rolling! I have learned a lot both emotionally AND academically. What a great and interesting year.
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