Happy 2013!!!

I'm back! Sorta kinda....
I had to take a brief hiatus from blogging because I took an online class on global education to help prepare me for my TGC symposium in February and trip this summer. The class was demanding, but I was able to learn a lot and I'll be sharing some of that information on this blog and the website I'll be creating as a resource guide for teachers as a final project. I am thrilled for the class to be over and for life to resume it's "normal" course.
After completing the course, we found out our travel destinations for the summer program. I'm happy to announce I'm going to Brazil!!! I'm very excited and have started learning Portuguese. Reading and writing the language is easy peasy, but the whole speaking thing is throwing me for a loop! My natural inclination is to turn Portuguese into Spanish sooooo...yep....I'm working on it!
Today is the final day of Winter Break. I am terrified of what 6:00 a.m. is going to feel like tomorrow!
I'm planning on starting the day with review and an introduction into text mapping with the kiddos tomorrow. I am excited to see how the kids react. I'll post again at the end of the week to let you know how it goes, but here's a brief overview of what it is and how it works!

Textmapping overview

Happy Reading!