tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48450713762014765852011-04-21T18:02:55.594-07:00Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16260481542426979601noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845071376201476585.post-80112994555199292752008-03-14T12:09:00.001-07:002008-03-14T12:38:30.426-07:00I never expected to enjoy professional development this much. This year has changed the way I teach and given me confidence to be creative in my classroom. Trying the activites that were presented during this time really made me think about the way I teach. I realized that I shouldn't restict myself to the same old stuff that everybody does just because it is expected. I can try new things and go in different directions. Even though it might not look or sound like what some people expect from a classroom, I am not teaching for those people. I am teaching for students that need memorable moments in order for them to learn and remember material. My students have enjoyed everything that I have tried that I learned during the Literacy Academy and every new thing I came up with as a result of attendence. Every time I had to be absent to come to Rolla, they would be excited to have me return because they knew I would have something new for them to try.<br />I think the best outcome of attending this year is the exposure to the Writing Project. If I hadn't come here, I would never have known about it. I am really excited about attending this summer. I know that it if the Literacy Academy had this much impact on me as a teacher, the Writing Project will really be something.<br />I am sad that this is ending. I have looked forward to every meeting because I always knew that I would learn something great to take back to my classroom. These things that I have learned have really benefitted my students and exposed them for the writers they never knew they were. It is exciting!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4845071376201476585-8011299455519929275?l=katrinatillery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16260481542426979601noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845071376201476585.post-31689267347116869142008-03-14T10:37:00.001-07:002008-03-14T10:45:10.386-07:00Hello! I'm Katrina, and I welcome you to my blog. I am new at this, so please be patient.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4845071376201476585-3168926734711686914?l=katrinatillery.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16260481542426979601noreply@blogger.com5