Monarch Teacher Network: Day 3 in Mexico

February 18, 2008

This morning we overslept a little! Luckily, we made it down to breakfast on time, where Chris and I tried cactus juice for the first time. It was pretty good! It was as green as newly-cut grass, with a taste of pineapple in it. After racing through breakfast, [...]

Monarch Teacher Network: Day 2 in Mexico

February 17, 2008
After a frantic morning spent hunting down our lost luggage, (I wanted to hug my suitcase when it finally arrived) we boarded our tour bus at 8am. As we began our first leg of the journey we were treated to a tour of Mexico City while our tour guide, Marcos, gave [...]

Monarch Teacher Network: Day 1 in Mexico

Between the days of 02/16/02-02/23/08 I was privileged to be a part of a life changing professional development experience. When I began my student teaching a few years ago, my cooperating teacher introduced me to the Monarch Teacher Network. The Monarch Teacher Network is a growing network of teachers who have [...]

Finally Home!

I am finally back at home, on my own couch.  After 8 days in Mexico, an 18 hour flight last Saturday, and an unplanned overnight stay in Dallas, Texas last night- I am HOME.  The trip to Mexico was absolutely amazing.  I am currently uploading my pictures, and will be updating TheReadingZone With my adventures [...]

Live From Maravatio, Mexico

I am sitting in the business center of the Hotel Cantalagua.  Mexico is absolutely gorgeous.  Today I hiked 2 miles to over 10,000 ft above sea level.  It was amazing!  There eere millions upon millions of monarch butterflies.
It has been an amazing trip so far! 

Cybils

I am so excited about the Cybil announcements!  Check them out here. I am happy with the awards and you can expect more in-depth analysis when I get back. Congratulations to all the winners! 

Monarchs in Flight

I will be on a 6:10am flight to Mexico City on Saturday morning!  I am so very excited about this fellowship.  Over the course of eight days I will visit Mexico City, the monarch reserves El Rosario and Sierra Chincua, Museum of Anthropology, Alternare, Morelia, Patzcuaro, Tzintzunzan, Janitzio, Lady of Guadalupe shrine, Teotihuacan, Pyramid of [...]

Hot Books in February

As I am frantically trying to pack and prepare for my fellowship (I leave for Mexico on Saturday morning!), I realized I better get my Hot Books list posted before I leave. Without further ado, here are the most popular books in my classroom over the last month.
Avalon High: Coronation Volume 1: The Merlin [...]

When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You) by Meg Cabot

Before this weekend, I had never read a Meg Cabot book. Sure, I have seen “The Princess Diaries” movie(s). I had heard Meg’s name bandied about for the last few years. For some reason, I had never taken the time to read one of her books. However, during my last trip [...]

Exhaustion

We had a class trip today.  I feel like I will never get up from this chair.
 I’m Tired
I’m tired of being misunderstood,
nerves are shot,
weak – like old wood.
I’m tired of being ill,
no energy, can’t think,
losing my skills.
(read the rest here)