E is for Explore!

Erin Bittman from E is for Explore! contacted me about highlighting some of our Motion and Design lessons we did this past year in my science classroom on their website!  Check them out and show some love!  They have some pretty amazing ideas and lessons for every age group!!!!

Intervention

I'll be working as an RTI Interventionist up until I take the maternity leave this fall.  I'm fortunate to be working with the 4th graders that I will be having in class in the future, so I'm anxious to see how well they do during our reading time.  Like I said in my previous post, the teachers I work with are amazingly organized and creative!  I'm trying to figure out some ways to help with those areas and that has become my ultimate goal....BE ORGANIZED!  I can tell that these teachers are successful because of their organization!  I will be posting some of my organization tips later on this month once I get into the swing of things!  I'm working on some intervention and RTI materials too, so make sure you check back here for those!

GREAT NEWS!

I am so incredibly happy to say that I am now a 4th grade teacher in the district I taught at this past school year!  I haven't officially started yet because I will be filling in for a long-term maternity leave, however, I will be working at the school as an interventionist until the teacher decides to go on leave!  I'm so excited to not only be in the district I taught in last year, BUT I'm in the 4th grade!  How perfect!
The team that I will be working with is absolutely amazing!  They are the most organized, creative, and organized (did I already say that?) teachers I've ever met!  I know that I am going to learn so much from them!
The way this school works has me amazed!  I can't wait to start learning from these pros and implementing my ideas that I've been creating over the summer!

Here's to an amazing year and hopefully I can say that after this year, I'll have a permanent position in this district!  Happy Teaching!  Thank you to all of you for your prayers and support!  I can't wait to start!

Summer Update

So as you all probably know I've been looking for a full-time position all summer.  I've had a few interviews, but nothing has become available yet.
My passion for so long has been to teach.  After selling my company, I thought to myself, is this really what I should be doing?  Is this what I want to do for the rest of my life?
I have to say that this past summer has been a trial of ups and downs.  I don't think I've ever been so incredibly stressed to the max the way I've been this summer, however, I know that without a shadow of doubt, this is where I'm supposed to be.
I've taken some time off with submitting application because frankly, that is a full-time job in itself.  I'm back at it again and I know that something will come available.  Pray for me this summer so that I can be placed where I'm needed most.  Children and their learning are really want drive me to keep looking.  I look at my son Max and want to be a teacher that he would be proud of and one that he would want to have in school.  God bless you all and I'll be updating here soon, hopefully with a full-time position!  I'll be updating my Teachers Pay Teachers store as well with some products I've created over the summer!
Much love to you all!

Mrs. Bushnell

This is Max, he's why I do what I do!