I'm Here!

Hey guys! I absolutely loved getting to know everyone this summer! It was a great experience and I learned so much!

Hello from Ginger

I hope everyone has a GREAT first day of school this year. I am sure everyone feels much better about it then last year.

I'm finally here, everyone have a good first day

I'm on

Good Evening all. I finally made it. have a wonderful remaining summer!

Angel

I'm finally here!

Hey!

Good luck to all in the upcoming school year!

Chef Ross is on

Glad to join the team and a great great summer class! honestly learnt a ton of new ideas and logic. Thanks to all.

Hey People

NTI was GREAT!!!!
Everyone lets Keep In Touch!!!!

I am In

I made it............ Thanks Maddog!!

Hello!

I am up and running. This was a great learning experience this summer!

Hooray!

Big ups to the BVP-ers.

Hello I'm In!!!!!

I had a great time!!!!!

I'm here too!

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I'm here y'all

It was nice to meet everyone. Blog-on!

NTI Blog 09'

Hello All,

Happy blogging...

ECC

Mic Check One, Two

Just want to say that I have enjoyed learning from some of the best teachers in Georgia. Normally I would not have come across any of the people in the NTI group, but luckily we all needed a job. And NTI was a way to keep the jobs we had. I have enjoyed learning from our fabulous instructors. I have appreciated their enthusiasm, patience and overall caring approach to instruction. I am very excited about entering my third year of teaching. Although I'm not sure if it will be in Career Tech Education, I'm sure I will be in the industry in some capacity. I want to wish everyone a successful close to the school year and a great summer. I will see some of you in Jekyll Island.

Open Mic #2

I just wanted to say how much I have learned during my time in NTI. As a brand new teacher, I felt so much more prepared having taken NTI courses before starting teaching. I want to thank Dr. Burns, Dr. Montrois, & Ms. Hayden for sharing all of your experience and real life knowledge. I appreciate your dedication to making better CTAE teachers. I also want to thank all of my fellow classmates. I have enjoyed getting to know all of you and I hope to keep in touch as much as possible. Good Luck to everyone for the rest of the school year and have a great summer!! Love ya, Shellee

Open Mic 2

This semester has truly gone by fast. I have no words to express my gratitude for the knowledge, and friendship gained during this past year. I truly feel blessed to have spent this time with all of you. Many have great stories to tell, while some like Linda received bad news at the end. My heart felt wishes go to all, may good blessings follow all of you, and may you save every student you can.

Decisions, Decisions

What a quick semester this has been!! First and foremost a huge thank-you to our instructors: Dr. Burns, Jessie, and Dr. M. I cannot thank you enough for helping us get though this semester with all the skills needed to further our teaching careers. I will miss NTI!!

My position at Cobb County Schools was eliminated last week along with another 51 classified employees due to budget cuts. I had been working as a nursing manager until a HSTE job opened. Several doors have been closed recently but I truly believe the right door will open. I hope one day to be teaching again and now realize that the grass is not always greener. I wish each and everyone of you a wonderful future and thank you for allowing me step in during your third semester at NTI. Best of luck!!
Linda Gay

I would just like to thank everyone. This has been a very enjoyable class. I have learned so much and critiqued just as much. I am thankful to the instructors for their time, energy and knowledge. It was a pleasure getting to know all of you. I hope to keep in touch with all of you.

Open Mic Time ...

As I relect over the past three semesters at NTI there are so many things that I have learned and am applying on a regular basis. Many of those same learnings have applications outside of school also. There is no doubt we all have learned alot from all of the staff at NTI. From day 1 the classes have been jam packed with useful gems of knowledge. I can not imagine teaching the students in todays classes without the preparation we have received from NTI.

Thanks to all
Ron

Open Mic

This week I would like to give kudos to the Atlanta Public Schools system. They found the necessary funds to complete my lab. This year has been very hard to keep the students’ interested and motivated in the Broadcasting/Video Production program. During the course of the year I’ve been keeping the students interest by allowing them to shoot and edit their own video resume. I think the completion of my lab for the next school year will bring a new and exciting group of students who are eager to learn about the wonderful world of Broadcasting. I am certain that this will definitely change the way my program is perceived and allow me to recruit the best students for this program.

Open Mic -- Make Up

This past weekend was the Skills USA State Competition. I am proud to say that one of my students won the Architectural Drafting competiton!! So we are off to Kansas City this summer for Nationals. Our Skills USA club also won third place in Technical Drafting, and Automotive Service Technology. It was a fantastic and enjoyable weekend. Skills USA state competition is a well organized event!

Open Mic

I think this is a make up post for me.  I'm pretty sure that I missed a posting.  I cannot believe that NTI is about to end.  It has been wonderful!!!  I am thankful not only for what I've learned, but for the many friendships that I've made.  This experience has been a blast!  I can't wait to see everybody on Saturday.  It seems really strange for us to not have seen each other this semester. It's been nice having class at home, but I still miss seeing everybody.  Thanks for the open mic opportunities!

Open Mic

Wow, how time flies by. This is an awesome curriculum and I have learned so much over the past year. I have immensely enjoyed the new friendships I have made and networks I have developed. The instructors are outstanding. Wow, if only I can be half as good as them ten years down the road! Even though there were times when it was difficult to meet deadlines or I was so tired after work that I didn't know how I could make it to class, I still looked forward to coming. It is different when you know you are doing something to help better yourself. You don't think of it as work. I cannot believe how much I learned regarding technology. I am very glad we had the opportunity to use illuminate. It is such an innovative way to have class. Thank-you so much Dr. Burns for having the initiative to do this with our class. You know when we see you take on new ventures it is very inspiring for us to come out and try something new also. Jessie, I never would have guessed that you were not computer savvy awhile back. You rock!! Dr. Montrois, you gave me some advice to use with a student back in the fall. It was when we did the reverse roles of the counselor learning strategy. It was a homerun hit. The student came around and is one of my best pupils this year. Had it not been for your advice, she would not be in the program today. It was getting that bed for her...so thanks a bunch! As the kids would say NTI rocks!

NTI Equals New Career Education

I think back fondly about the first lessons at NTI. I can not eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich now without thinking about Dr. Burns and her first assignment. A simple task illustrated the many, many complex processes that we have learned about teaching this past year. I hope is that my sandwich (teaching) does not become stale. We must all stay fresh in our approach and processes. Thank you so much for the opportunity. Many Thanks also to Jessie and Dr. Dave, your advice and insights are so helpful.

Open Mic 2

Last week, I took students on field trips to Jackson State Prison. I have to take multiple trips because they only do tours of 30 people at a time, so I took one class per day. I complained to my husband all weekend about the trips. Although I admitted that it was my fault for planning them, I complained that the kids were so ungrateful and that I am very pregnant and should have just skipped them altogether this year. There was one morning in particular in which I was feeling extremely regretful. I had students that seemed to have zoned out when I went over the rules of the tour...one kid forgot an ID, one kid came wearing shorts...those kinds of things. Yet, I found that each day upon returning from the trip, the kids were very grateful and appreciative that I had taken them. They all said that they really learned a lot from the experience. I felt like all of the hard work that comes with planning field trips had paid off. I left work in a very good mood each day feeling impressed by my students' behavior. At the weeks end, I was left with thoughts and reminders of how doing things for others can really be rewarding. I think it can be easy to allow yourself to feel taken advantage of and unappreciated in the field of teaching sometimes and then moments like the ones I experienced last week happen to remind us of why we do what we do.

Open Mic

Wow! I can't believe it is over! I just think about starting the program last summer...almost a year ago! I have learned so much and am so grateful for everything that NTI has taught me! I feel much more confident in myself as a teacher after going through NTI. I honestly do not see how teachers that come out of field and in to the classroom survive without going through some time of education program. Teaching is a totally different world! Thanks to all of the instructors and fellow teachers for all of the knowledge, information, and suggestions that you all have shared! It has been great meeting teachers from various parts of the state who can relate to the every day struggles (and rewards) of teaching! I feel that we all have made connections with each other that we will keep throughout our careers in education. Although I am glad that we will have this summer off and we do not have to pay tuition anymore, I am kind of sad to know that it is over! NTI has been a wonderful and helpful experience!

Open Mic

Thanks NTI!  And...in case you guys did not hear, Josh Dempsey and his wife now are proud parents of a baby boy (born Saturday) measuring 7.4 lbs 21 inches.  

  

Open Mic 2 Make up 2

To the Instructors of this session of NTI, I would like to give you praise and thank yous. You have truly made an impact on my life and certainly my career. I have had such a good time getting to know all of you, and was glad to work with Dr. Burns before she moves on in her career as a truly wonderful instructor. If any of you would like to become the next principle of Warren Tech. you sure do have my vote! I wish all of you the best, and I know you will continue to be great leaders and teachers for future NTI classes. One suggestion tho, If you could start a secondary program called NPMI that's New Principles and Management Institute, this would help me out alot! Joking aside I sure wish you all the best and keep in touch. See you on the 25th too.

Open Mic 2 Make up

What can I say, NTI has been a blessing. It has been truly a great experience to get to know a great group of people. I believe NTI has made a great impact on our teaching and how we will conduct ourselves as teachers. It has been wonderful getting to know all of you, and I know that I have found valuable resources in all of you. I will be here for any of you who may need help for anything. Everyone has been great including the Instructors who I feel have done an excellent job with our class. I will miss all of you, and wish all of you the best in your teaching careers. See you on the 25th.

Open Mic3?

I truly have enjoyed all of the things that we have covered in this program. When we first started over the summer of last year, I really thought that the classes were going to be long. But as it turned out, the classes were kind of fun, although gut wrenching at first getting in front of your peers. I have not implemented everything that I have learned, but I would say that I have used about 80% of it. I will work on implementing maybe up to 95% of what we have learned this summer. I just know that I will have a super year next school term, because I will have the time to work out the "bugs" in my current curriculum.

I have also enjoyed meeting all my classmates from different disciplines. Construction, cosmetology, construction, video production, nursing and others I have not mentioned. Everyone has been friendly and cordial. I have made some new friends and a good support system for my profession.

The instructors have been excellent and very knowledgeable in their content area. Every thing that we have learned they have done a great job using it to teach us. I now have a better understanding on how to apply cooperative learning, because we have done it in class. Overall, my experience has been positive and productive thanks to the excellence of our instructors.

See you all on Saturday.

Open Mic 2 - My Make Up Blog

I have really enjoyed NTI. I have made so many new friendships, resource contacts, etc. all while learning how to better my program. It's a memorable experience for sure! Although I have extremely enjoyed the convenience of Elluminate Live, and I do mean REALLY REALLY ENJOYED the convenience, I do miss the interaction between my fellow classmates and seeing everyone on a more personal level than via computer screen. So I am looking forward to Saturday’s class…… and I’ll bring a tissue box! xoxo

CYA Saturday

After the Skills USA Competition my students place 1st, 2nd & 3rd in various skills challenges. I couldn't be more proud of them. See ya'll on Saturday! Thanks NTI!!

"To NTI With Love"

I feel like a student from the movie "To Sir With Love". Its about a group of students who by the end of the school year have undergone a transformation. From reading the comments on the blog it appears that we all have grown in many different ways. Thank you NTI instructors for guiding us through the world of teaching and equipping us to face the challenges of tomorrow. We are better teachers having gone through this experience. You have passed the baton to us and we go forward passing it on to our students. Thank You!!!!!!!

Open Mic

I really enjoyed the information I received in NTI. I wish there some way teachers could take this program before they hit the program. When I was a police officer before you could hit the streets with your badge, gun and authority you had to go through Post certification. I think the same should be for teachers. You receive so much information from NTI different Learning Techniques, stratgies, and relationships that will help you through out your career of teaching. I think this knowledege is very important before you hit the classrooom. Also being in the class this summer has given me a desire to continue my education towards a Master Degree something that I thought I would never do.

As I continue to teach and attend conferences and High school that work conferences. I see that the philosphy that we have learned in NTI for most part has a great foundation. Simply because the key words I hear through the conferences I have attended have the same types information concerning teaching and classroom improvement towards students. If feel good about my job and teaching a certain swagger and confidence that didn't have before. I would like to think all the Instructors and Teachers in the class that made this possible and wish everyone much success in their future career in education. I had a wonderful time!!!!!!!