During my Thanksgiving break I decided I should also take
a break from my computer. From Wednesday
morning through Sunday night I didn’t check my blog or write any new
posts (though one posted on Thursday that I wrote Tuesday night). So imagine my surprise to log on
today to find that Jayme from Trendy in Third nominated me for a Liebster
Award!!
Now, if you’re like me, you might be asking what a
Liebster award is. After doing a little
research I found out that it is given to new bloggers with 200 followers or
less. There are also a few rules:
Rule 1:
Post 11 random facts about yourself.
Boomer |
- I have a dog named Boomer.
- I’ve been married for 2 years.
- I love my job!
- I’m originally from Oregon.
- I ran my first marathon this past July.
- I think I will run another marathon next July.
- I have my teaching license in three different states.
- My first year teaching I was only three years older than a few of my seniors.
- I wish I was more creative.
- I love the outdoors.
- I love spicy food.
Rule 2:
Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.
1) What grade do you currently teach? Have you taught any
other grades?
I currently am
a K-8 Reading Specialist, but I used to teach 9-12 English/Language Arts.
2) What is your favorite thing about teaching? Least
favorite?
I love working
with students! It is amazing to see how
much they grow (intellectually) in a year! I don’t know if I have a least favorite part…
when I taught high school English the grading could be a little grueling at
times, but nothing is too bad.
3) If your school was donated $25,000, what would you
want your principal to purchase?
Oh boy! I would probably like a few classroom sets of
ipads with some money left over for purchasing apps. If I thought longer, though, I might have a
different answer.
4) What is your favorite TV show?
Breaking Bad…
and just a reminder that I am an English teacher NOT a Chemistry teacher :)
5) If you could go back in time, what era would you
choose to visit?
I would love to
go back to the 1920s.
6) What is your school mascot?
The Lumberjacks
7) How many kids are in your class?
I do reading
interventions so I work with students in groups of 1-5, but I work with about 50-60
students overall.
8) What is your current obsession?
Teachers Pay
Teachers
9) What is your idea of relaxing after a crazy day of
teaching?
I love curling
up with a good book while my dog curls up next to me.
10) Do you have a favorite holiday treat or drink?
I enjoy a good
hot toddy (although I don’t know if that is a ‘holiday’ drink)
11) Heels or flats?
Both – it depends
on the outfit.
Rule 3:
Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.
- What do you prefer: dogs or cats?
- What do you love the most about your job?
- If you weren’t in your current career, what job would you want?
- If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?
- Have you ever done karaoke? If no, would you ever?
- What is your favorite holiday?
- What is your favorite movie?
- What is your favorite book?
- What is your favorite website?
- Why did you start your blog?
- What is your favorite part of blogging?
Rule 4: Choose
11 other blogs with fewer than 200 followers to nominate and link them in your
post.
Rule 5: You
cannot “tag back” the other blog, but leave a comment on this post with the URL
of your Liebster post so I can learn more about you & see who you nominate.
- Mrs. Orman’s Classroom
- Kindergarten Squared
- Terry’s Teaching Tidbits
- The Crazy Pre-K Classroom
- It’s About Time Teachers
- I Dream of First Grade
- Devoted to Vocabulary Development
- Caught in the Middle
- Middle Grades Maven
- Teacher Talk
- Lessons From the Middle
A big thank you again to Jayme at Trendy in Third.
That's funny, I just nominated you too. Head over on to my blog to check it out. http://readingandwritingredhead.blogspot.com/2012/11/liebster-award-nomination-wow.html
ReplyDeleteI don't imagine you need to post this whole thing again, perhaps just a post with the answers to my questions. :-)