What is a Liebster Award? I had no idea until I checked out Beth's page and googled a little! It is an award for blogs with less than 200 followers in order to hopefully promote that blog and show appreciation. Anyone can nominate a blog and in order to accept it there are a few things you should do:
Link back to the person who nominated you - Thanks Beth!! http://algebrasfriend.blogspot.com
Nominate 5 more blogs... Here are my nominees. These are other mathy blogs that I visit a lot and really appreciate the time and effort these bloggers take to share!
Answer the questions the nominator posted on their blog. Here are my answers to Beth's questions:
1. What is your favorite
aspect in teaching?
I
absolutely love those light bulb moments when a kid really “gets it” especially
when they have been struggling with a concept.
2. How do you re-energize?
I pick things up and put them down…LOL, if you are not familiar with
that Planet Fitness commercial, it means I workout! I was a competitive bodybuilder and still
lift at least 3 times a week. I am
currently doing the new Shaun T of Insanity workout program called Focus T25
which are 25 minute mostly cardio workouts.
3. What is your favorite day-trip?
My favorite day trip is visiting the town of New Hope in PA. My family is very “artsy” and we just feel so
at home there. Lots of cool little
shops, restaurants and scenic nature trails.
4. If you cook, what’s your favorite recipe? If don’t cook, what do you order out most often?
Hmmm, I guess my favorite recipe,
which I don’t make often is lasagna. Its
my hubby’s favorite, I guess because I go heavy with the cheese! I have some really weird bodybuilding recipes
that I make and LOVE like putting sugar free chocolate sauce in my egg whites
and cook like a crepe, when it is down I smear it with natural peanut
butter.
5. What colors do you use in your classroom décor?
Well, I have three walls that are a
dingy beige color and one that is a lightish green. Last year I used a dark blue which actually
looked kind of good. I haven’t decided
what I am going to do this year.
6. If you could have dinner with a current famous person in our world, who would choose and why?
Oh this is an easy one! Malala Yousafzai. I pick Malala because she just amazes me. She is so smart, passionate and young…it
would be refreshing to sit and talk with her.
On the other hand, another famous person I would love to have dinner
with would be Patrick Stump. He is the
singer in the band Fall Out Boy. They
are my daughter’s favorite band and I find him to be the sweetest rockstar in
history! He is polite, very responsive
to his fans…answers tweets, emails etc and even stays after almost every show
to meet fans and take pictures.
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| My girl and her favorite singer! |
7. What is your favorite TV
show?
Right now again, due to my 16 year old
daughter’s influence it is Teen Wolf (don’t judge!)
8. What is your favorite school supply?
OMG, I think the whole reason I became
a teacher is because of my love of all school supplies!!! If I had to pick one, it would be my
planner!
9. What advice would you like to share with the parents of your students?
Enforce your child’s bedtime! I have been guilty of letting my kids stay up
too late and I see what a difference it makes in their thinking. Too many kids come to school exhausted, they
can’t function like that let alone be the best they can be!
10. When you travel do you prefer a tent, a camper, or a hotel room?
Hmmm, it depends. I really like camping so I don’t mind a
tent. Never camped in a camper and hotel’s
are ok but like I said it depends on the type of trip. If I was going somewhere that was not a
camping trip, but I had access to either a hotel and tent I would pick the
hotel. If I was going camping or hiking
or some other nature/outdoorsy trip I’d pick the tent!
11. What inspired you to blog?
Another easy one. I blog for two reasons, the main is it is
supposed to be reflection for me. Its a
place to jot down ideas and reflect on what is happening in my classroom. The other
is to hopefully get feedback from other teachers on some of my ideas. This is really important to me because I
teach in a very small charter school so I am the ONLY 7/8th math
teacher.
Share 11 random facts about yourself:
1. I love almost all of my daughters favorite
pop/punk bands such as Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Panic! At the
Disco.
2. My all time favorite band is Tool.
3.
I won a bodybuilding competition in 2008.
4. I’ve been married 24 years to my
high school sweetheart!
5. I have two kiddos, Sarah-16 and
Nicholas-10
6.
I lived in KY for 5 years and picked up the accent while living there.
7.
When we moved back to NJ lost that southern accent!
8. I didn’t start college until I was
37 years old!
9. Math
was my worst subject in middle/high school!
10. My
cat, Alice, has a black heart on her side.
11. I
like black jellybeans.
and finally Ask your nominees questions:
1. What
was your favorite subject in high school/college?
2. Where
is your favorite vacation spot?
3. What
is your favorite book/movie or play?
4. Why did you become a teacher?
5. Do you
follow your textbook from start to finish?
6. What
is your favorite teaching resource?
7. What
is/was your favorite lesson to teach?
8. What kind of music do you like?
9. What is
the funniest joke you know?
10. How did you choose the title of your blog?
11. If
you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I loved learning more about you! Hope your summer break is fabulous ... looking forward to online learning with blogging buddies this year!
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