GAETI 2018: Day 2

Today was a good day! Our day started with Dr. Lee teaching us how to use Adobe Spark. I totally enjoyed learning how to create a spark and plan to use it in my class this year. This will be my first year teaching first graders and second graders along with my seventh and eighth graders. Next,  we had the pleasure of watching a presentation by Mrs. Stephanie Agnew. She presented on presentation development and delivery and advised us to do these things when presenting:

• Know your content
• Be prepared
• Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse

After lunch, we enjoyed a 3d printing presentation and were able to actually touch some actual 3d projects. Then, we went to art with Mrs. Lathom. Finally, we learned how to create web pages with Dr. Lee.

GAETI 2018: Day 3

This has been an AWESOME! I have learned so much from the beginning of the day to the end. Mrs. Stephanie Agnew from MSU libraries taught us all how to make posters with publisher. The best way to get the best printed pic is to save as a pdf and then print. I love it! Dr. Downey came to teach us how to critically evaluate fake news and to use CRAAP to determine if the news you read is real or fake. After lunch we had a wonderful session that from Dr. DeeDee Baldwin. She taught us all how to search for our ancestors on ancestry.com and to create a family tree. I totally enjoyed all the valuable info she gave. Then, we went to art with Mrs. Lathom, the absolute best part of the day (Dr. DeeDee almost had her beat). I love Art. Art really relaxes me. Today we painted our backgrounds for the sgraffito. Lastly, we went to web designs part II with Dr. Lee. TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY!!

Final Day of 2016-17 GAETI

As the day draws to a near, I am overjoyed to say that I have met some great people and learned a lot of new things to share with my colleagues and my students. We have had some wonderful instructors who have taught us what they knew and how to implement those things into each subject area being taught.
On this last day of GAETI, we finished up by designing our own business, creating a business plan, and creating a brand to match our business plan. This has been an absolutely great and informational session. I am so proud that I was selected to come and learn and explore with the 2016-17 GAETI Team!

Fall 2016 Follow-Up 9/24/16

Today has been a wonderful GAETI Day!! I have had such a wonderful fun, filled time with Dr. Bracey, Dr. Morris, and all of the GAETI attending participants. Dr. Bracey kicked the day off with a great welcome and we heard updates from all of the Fall attending GAETI participants. I was floored with the amount of technology that the teachers are using in their subject areas and classes.
Next, we learned how to write grants for education and grants for our classes and/or things that we need as educators. We also found a grant and wrote a sample proposal and Dr. Bracey gave us feedback on our presentations. Lastly, Dr. Sherman-Morris came through with an excellent geocaching activity. She also showed us how to create our own geocaching activity. Today was a wonderful, informative, and very educational day!!!

Day Twenty: Presentations and Awards

Today we all presented our e-portfolios and lesson plans. Everyone has worked very hard on their portfolios and presentations and all did a wonderful job! I have learned a lot and have enjoyed this GAETI experience!!

Day Nineteen: Lesson Planning and Web Portfolio

Today we have been blessed with information on how to get money for our classrooms from Dr. Bracey. We finished up our lesson plans and presentations. We also presented each one of our art work to the class as well as explained why we chose that piece of art work and how would we use it in our classes. Surprisingly, Mrs. Latham awarded each of us with our very own unique award based on how she saw us or how we worked in her class. I received the MOST PATIENT award. I was so very honored and surprised at the same time to have received this reward. I'm usually not the most patient person in a group or just in life in general but to receive that award simply tells me that I am evolving and not revolving; I'm growing!!!

Day Eighteen: Collaboration, Infographic, Quizzes

On day 18, we met with Dr. Lee most of the day and started out learning how to use different tools to collaborate and use mind mapping in the classroom. We created a popplet, padlet and piktocharts. These tools were easy to use and also fun to use. We also created our own audio content using audiboom and submitted those to Dr. Lee through canvas. After lunch, we learned how to make quizzes online using Socrative. I really enjoyed using Socrative. We finished the day with working on our final projects.