September 26, 2010

Wikis.......Absolutely!

The most amazing thing happened for me today, after watching Richard Buckland, I finally understood the valuable technology of a Wiki. I am so excited about my future using wikis, and can’t even imagine, where this technology will take us. I will be using wiki in my future teaching career and have some good idea’s now, of where to start.

Richard discussed how magical of a source a wiki can be, and I will take his good advice. Wikis can do so many things. One of the first things I learned about a wiki, it’s not a discussion board for your opinion’s, it’s a information recorder that is always available, anytime, anyplace. Notes can be recorded, added to and with convenience and ease. It’s important to have the wiki nature which is respect because all can edit your wiki’s. Others can correct your mistakes too and still, it can be a powerful web page. It is accessible from any, and all computers, so information is always there and all editing can be revised and seen throughout the wiki’s life.

I will do all my notes, assignments, and reflective diaries on wiki because of it’s revolutionary way for communication. I will be able to follow my class, knowing who’s participating and how the status of my class as a whole is. Through my reflective diaries, I will be able to tell if my class is understand clearly and if not or if an individual is stressed. I would learn my students in a clearer way. Wikis help open the door to affective learning because it’s much more collaborative and empowering. Students will be able to add to notes that become their own and participating in assignments and much, much more.

This magical source of feed back will not be demanded on my student’s. I believe a very valuable change is being created through this wonderful technology. The old way of education is simply lectures and each individual takes their own notes, then graded on what the student understood and didn’t. I will simply ask the students to add to my notes already prepared on wiki and allow them to fill in, what they deem important. Then, when test time, I will hand them their notes, for open book test. Education is best attained through inspiration and control simply doesn’t work. I will inspire my students and learn with them.

The Merkabah

The Merkabah is pictured on my blog and I would love to introduce to you the meaning. Mer = Rotating fields of light, Ka = Spirit and Bah = Body. The top pyramid is masculine and spins the speed of light clockwise. The bottom pyramid is feminine and spins the speed of light, counter clock wise. The pyramid in the middle is an interlocked pyramid and does not spin. In balance of love, and removal of fear brings the Merkabah in full correct spin and when open, the energy field created is approximately 55 ft. outside the human physical body, your energy field. The only way is one; one love.

My Philosophy for Education

      I am on a path towards education as my career and one word describes it, determined. What drives me down that path is my passion to bring about new educational institutions. A new way for the upcoming generation filled with magic, consciousness, and quantum science.
      I believe that a school where groups are held daily to work on our personal, spiritual, and educational lives with a strong awareness of the different stages of human development. It is important to continually practice projects of mind over matter for not only the students, but as well as the entirety of the school; including the staff. With this knowledge, Like minds + working together as one = Results. Homework will be done at school where the staff and students help other students. My passion is for a positive world, where we all connect as one.
        My goal is to inspire the children of future America. I will give them the happiness and belief to spring forward with the confidence in their passion; what they believe about, they bring about. There is a spiritual awareness happening because of the belief they are learning in themselves, without ever the mention of religion. Open mindedness is a part of our school policy and to walk every minute of life in inspiration, inspiring others, which will in turn inspire yourself.
       A child's education is the foundation to their entire life. I believe that their is nothing that is more crucial then for them to learn of human connection in the most positive way possible, through unconditional love and divine inspiration. This will set the threshold for their future. I look forward to my future in education, and our world that our children have created.

Image found @ http://blog.lib.umn.edu/eidem025/architecture/2008/02/education_is_not_the_filling_o.html

Right here in Prescott, AZ, we are honored to have a Waldorf education based school, Mountain Oak. I believe in this type of school system with all of my heart. In a recent salon that I owned, I raised money for this school because of the way I feel about it.

Here is a link that will take you to the website that provides information about the type of school that they are.  It is not directed to their homepage but, it is directed to future teachers of Waldorf schools which is spread throughout the world. Please check out the whole website

http://www.whywaldorfworks.org/08_TeacherPrep/index.asp

Unfortunately, we do not live in a positive world. Alot of things need to change. It is so bad that some schools do not look at students as an individual, but like a number. Things need to change so here is a website that talks about how we can change the way it is now to better the future for our children.

http://changetheschools.com/ 

The Very First Post

This is so exciting, I can hardly stand it.