It's real!

This is my new classroom. I'm not finished setting it up yet, but I thought I'd share anyway. Notice the SMARTboard and mounted projector in the ceiling. My board has already earned the nickname "Sharkie." For some reason I just decided that the poster fit nicely under the SMARTboard, and now I can't imagine him anywhere else.
"Who wants to come up to Sharkie?" "Great presentation! Sharkie's proud."











Another view, looking at the back...











And from the back, to front.











This is the whole school. I'm at the farthest corner of the building; all of MACA but the library and cafeteria are housed on the second floor of a very old building. It will be nice to be able to peek out my door during passing period and see every single one of the students.










The office. Andrea, Paul, Heather, Donna, Liz, Doug and I are all in here. It's all about collaboration! And NOT killing each other.










Both Doug and I's desks are placed right at the entrance of the L-shaped office. We face each other, so I can only imagine how many staring contests we'll have. On the other hand, since we're teaching the same classes, planning together will be easy. He just ran Hood to Coast, and he's also a tennis coach, hence the clothes. We Nerdspeak to each other, since we are both very aware of our nerd-dom. The other day, we discussed binary for a good 20 minutes.

THIS is what I've been up to...

Edutopia article about MACA...

Paul, Andrea, Deb, and Laurie are my fabulous peeps!

Help me!

I am really really wanting to go spend time in nature before school starts. Just one night. And I know it'll be packed, but we can hike in somewhere.

If anybody else would like to do some camping, please let me know!

Movin' right along

I'm tired, and stressed, and scared silly about starting school.