Get Your Teach On Washington DC

This post is sooooooo late but I had to write about this experience!!! It was amazing and one that I think all educators need to have! 

So I went to this amazing conference in Washington DC in March! I was so tired and worn down! I could feel my passion just dwindling! 

I have to tell you that as soon as I entered the hotel and began this amazing journey that all changed! I was no longer tired! I was so hyped up and energized it was awesome! My passion began to grow again!!!

The presenters are beyond amazing! They are so real and passionate about what they do! It is so energetic and uplifting sitting in these sessions!!! 

I spent the conference with Deanna Jump, @mrsjumpsclass  and she is truly an inspiration!!! 

Her presentations were relevant and interactive! The knowledge she has of her craft is mind blowing! 

I absolutely had the best time singing and working with the others at my table!!! I met some amazing teachers!

Not only did I get to attend but I also had the opportunity to help them set up for the conference! This was absolutely awesome! Spending time with these educators was so uplifting! Being with people who get you makes it all worth it!!! 

So I met just a few amazing, inspiring educators:

Of course I had to get my Wild Card book signed!!! If you have not read this book you must! Click here for link!

But not only did I meet these awesome educators, I made a friend from Ohio! We hit it off immediately and had a blast! Mindy from @integratetechno and I had so much fun at the conference and going I see the Lincoln Memorial!!

So if you have not gone to a Get Your Teach On conference you must!! Here a few more pictures from the conference! The national conference is in a few days!! Are you going? I hope to see you there!!!

GoNoodle's Back to School Blogger Blitz!

Do you GoNoodle? I love GoNoodle! Since I am a GoNoodle blogger I am linking up with GoNoodle and the other amazing bloggers to share how I plan to use GoNoodle in my classroom this year and to offer you a chance to win GoNoodle prizes!

I am very excited about this school year! I am a firm believer that movement and physical activity is vital for student success! That is why I love GoNoodle!

My students will begin and end every day this year with Maximo. This is a daily part of our Morning Meeting and our closing circle! I feel it is important for them to start and end the day with a little Yoga, cool down and calming activity as well as physical activity. 

I am really excited about the project that I have created and plan on doing using one of our favorite GoNoodle heroes, Freckles! To increase the writing skills and reading skills of my students, I have created a Flat Freckles unit. This is based on the same idea as Flat Stanley. I wrote a book and created a writing journal for the kids to write in about their adventures with Flat Freckles. I also have enlisted about 30 classrooms around the United States who would like to take part in this activity! We are so excited to begin this adventure!!!!

Of course, I will also be using GoNoodle throughout the day, to keep those brain juices flowing!!!!

I already posted earlier about how I incorporate the GoNoodle heroes in my Math and ELA lessons! 

But this year, I decorated my classroom using the GoNoodle heroes! Here are some pictures of my room:

GoNoodle Choice Sticks

Table caddies

Table Signs

So there are a few ways I am incorporating GoNoodle into my classroom. The list will lengthen as the year goes on. 

Now here is the exciting part!!!!!! GoNoodle has given me a class set of GoNoodle Head bands to give away to one lucky reader!!! 

Just enter the Rafflecopter below!!!!

And that's not all, they have created a special discount code to use in their store from September 5 to september 11. You get 15% off your purchases just by entering the code BTSwithGoNoodle.

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