Friday, January 21, 2011

First Post

Post a note as a reply to this post to let us all know you are online. It's easy. Just click on the "comments" link and type in the text box. (One of my hobbies is photography so you may find a few random photos posted to keep the blog attractive.  This orange-breasted sunbird shot was taken in 2009 in Cape Town, S.A.)

24 comments:

  1. Hello! This is Meghan Redmond in Twin Hills! So excited for this class!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hello from outside of Homer. My name is Suzanne Bishop and the handsome boy in my picture is Pitt. I, too, am looking forward to the class.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Greetings from Juneau! My name is Amy Lloyd. I'm excited about this writing class.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hello all from Nikiski. Looking forward to class. Happy Friday!
    Carla Jenness

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi. I am BC Kindred, a kindergarten teacher in Eagle River.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Good Morning from Anchorage! I'm Stacey Woodward. I teach 9th grade English at Bartlett High School, and I am also excited about the opportunity to take this class.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Good morning from New Stuyahok! Nice to see a familiar name up there! Hey Megan! I'm very excited for the opportunity to develop better teaching techniques for writing. I currently teach an HSGQE English class and find myself struggling to instruct in a way that gives me quality products from my students. Thank you for offering the class at such an affordable price, as the teachers in my district had to foot the bill.

    Brielle Good

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hi everyone. My name is Keri Barter, and I teach 7th grade highly gifted and gifted language arts at Romig Middle School in Anchorage. I'm looking forward to the class!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Happy last day of January! My name is Nicole Rasmussen, I teach 4th and 5th grade in Manokotak. I can't wait to get started with this class it is going to be very helpful!

    ReplyDelete
  10. And don't forget to post a picture of yourself as soon as you join us!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Hi, I'm Rick Currier from Juneau. I teach at Johnson Youth Center, a youth correctional facility. I'm eager to take this class.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Hello!

    My name is Marina Gantz. I am a high school specialist with the English Language Learner Program (ELLP), ASD. I work with the HS ESL teachers and Bilingual Tutors. Although I do not have a classroom of my own, I will consider the ELLP staff "my students" as I always share new ideas ans strategies with them.
    Looking forward to this class!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Good Morning!

    Eleanor Stoltz, here, from Juneau, Alaska. Thanks for having me. Have a good day!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Greetings from Lena at Clark Middle School in Anchorage. Writing is more enjoyable to me than most "school" things. This is my third trip into the Virtual Open ASWC, and, thanks to Sondra, it is never a burden. Student population I serve includes some of the most vulnerable who don't understand English well, and find America confusing. A boy's mother overseas, dad working several jobs, and he writes, assisted by the little hearts I quietly draw with my red teacher pen in the corners when it's difficult to keep it cool. This is my story, share yours!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Greetings! My name is Shirlie Gribble and I teach sixth grade at West Homer Elementary in Homer. I am excited about taking the class.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Hello from Nikiski. It looks like my gmail account assigned to me by the district is going by my first name, but I answer to either Elizabeth or Carla.

    ReplyDelete
  17. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Good afternoon from Sand Lake Elementary School in Anchorage. I am a fifth grade teacher (used to be third but this year I happily decided to try out intermediate) in the Japanese Immersion Program, which means that I teach mainly the Language Arts and Social Studies part of the curriculum to two groups of fifth graders. I love writing, and while I admit that I don't make enough time to do much of it - I have fun teaching and writing with my students! I am excited to write my way through this class! :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. Hi, this is Michelle Borland, a high school English teacher at Homer High School.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Hello. I'm Joyce Gardella, secondary English teacher at Nanwalek, located across the bay from Homer.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Greetings from Voznesenka, a small Russian Old Believer village outside of Homer. I teach grades 7-12 Language Arts here. Today, I'm ex-ed out: exhausted after a long day, excited about the class, and extremely happy we are gaining daylight!

    ReplyDelete
  22. I've changed my user name, so that my name is apparent. Thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  23. I must have posted my comment on the wrong spot! This is Ayumi Hattori from Anchorage. I am teaching fifth grade at Sand Lake Elementary. This is the first on-line course I am taking, so I am excited and a bit nervous.

    ReplyDelete
  24. I never had a chance to post here, because I registered late and am still getting caught up. I wanted to still introduce myself. I am a fifth grade teacher at Fire Lake Elementary in Eagle River. THis is my thirteenth year of teaching, all at Fire Lake. I love my school.
    I live in Palmer with my three cats, Feisty, Mellow, and GreeeBeans.
    Suzie

    ReplyDelete