The End of the Week (Finally).

I had a pretty hard time getting out of bed this morning. We have "Technology" on Friday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Frankly, we aren't doing anything in that class that is new for me. Today, we were supposed to create a short PowerPoint presentation outlining what might be learned in your classroom at your Junior High School. I whipped out a quick presentation and then spent most of the rest of the morning helping out other people and goofing around. However, a number of other PP members that aren't very well-versed in PowerPoint indicated that they got alot out of the class today, so I guess it was pretty good. Next week, we work on a "Personal Web Page." To be honest, we have yet to do anything in this class that we haven't already done in my Computer Applications class back at CLPJHS.

We had "Planning" in the afternoon. We spent more time talking about Lesson Planning and going to Caliche for our Rural Experience in a couple of weeks. We wrapped up the afternoon by practicing "People Maps." This is a tool for outlining the strengths, dreams, choices and goals of a student. As it turns out, I have done a ton of these. When I was a Case Manager for Centennial Developmental Services, Inc., in Greeley, we used the "People Maps" as the basis for the Individualized Plan, put together each year to help set annual goals. It was actually fun remembering the tool and its uses.

This weekend, I turn 40. Yeah!