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I just got my valentines cards and a two photo books for my sister all for 0.07! :)

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Just created my Christmas Cards for this year!

I love Shutterfly and how they will allow you to stack multiple coupon codes! I was able to take advantage the following discounts:

• 2 sets of 5 Free Christmas Cards from a previous order
• 10% off from card received in previous order
• Free Shipping

If you are a blogger, Shutterfly is running a promotion where if you share your creation on a website or blog, you may be eligible for a $25 Shutterfly gift certificate! I received the notification after I placed my order for the Christmas card below!

The details from Shutterfly:

Help us spread the word. Embed project and receive a $25 gift certificate.

Here's how:

Embed your project on a blog or Web site you own. Email an active link (no screenshots, please) to the Web page containing your embedded project to: shareproject@shutterfly.com. We will confirm placement and reply to your email with a discount code.

The offer is only available to individuals embedding the Shutterfly widget on their website or blog. Offer ends January 31st, 2011 (11:59PM PST). Promotional codes provided are valid until February 15, 2011 (11:59PM PST) and valid for one-time redemption per qualifying order per member.

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I got six free holiday photo cards with free shipping. Go here-- http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/5x7-folded-greeting-cards

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I received my cards yesterday and I love them. There was also a coupon for five more free cards and for 10% of my next order before 12/31. I know I will! These are great deals! Head over to Shutterfly now and take advantage.

Dispositions

What does it mean to be a good thinker? Good thinkers certainly have thinking skills. But they also have, motivations, attitudes, values and habits of mind all play key roles in good thinking, and if people use their thinking skills when it is needed.

Can dispositions be taught?

I think they can be taught but a teacher cannot make their students learn. The student has to find a spark of interest in what they are learning and then they will want to learn.

Teacher dispositions loosely equate to values, beliefs, attitudes, characteristics, professional behaviors and qualities, ethics, and perceptions but not all of that can be taught. It is up to the teacher to teach to their best ability.

Resilience

It is difficult to prepare future educators for the many different things that will stress the teacher and bring the teacher joy until they have actually been there. You cannot necessarily prepare teachers will all the stresses that come with teaching because each child is different and they need different things but we can have ideas and experience to have us as teachers have one step in the door.

There are a lot of high teachers out there because they get burnt out before they get to experience more joys than stresses. I want a real life non sugar coated reflection from a teacher in their first five years. I want updates on what they did, what not to do and more. I want to know what to expect, to be sort of prepared but not fully. I just want to be a teacher already:)

Technology

How much should we rely on technology?

Is it too popular now? Or are teachers forced to use technology to teach the students?

I know that when I shadowed an older teacher that she did not use very much technology because she did not know the specifics of all the new programs and such. I think we a steering away from the old teaching style but I do not how much it will be effective because I have not dealt with it myself. Should schools provide laptops for all students? I sure wish I has a laptop. I like the new technology that changes voice to text and such-- good ideas to bring into the education world! :)

Efficacy

In order to teach someone you have to believe in both your own ability to teach them and the students ability to learn the material. The most effective teachers believe in themselves and their own ability to teach. Why would a student want to learn if you as a teacher was not able to believe in themselves? As a teacher you just need to keep working and believing in yourself--never give up!