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i'm alex, i'm a 22 year old from australia, currently doing my masters of primary teaching | ✨

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An update

3.8.18 

I haven’t posted in a heck of a long time, hey? Since my last post, I have finished my Master of Teaching and I have received my conditional accreditation to teach and just today I was sent my interim teaching number from the department of education! SO that means I can start casual teaching in primary schools in New South Wales!! I feel like I have waited so long for this day that now it is here ... I’m at a loss of what to feel or say!! I’m beyond excited to get out into schools and get back into what I so enjoyed on my prac experiences, but of course I’m anxious to get back in as well ... When you haven’t taught in over two months and it was once the only thing that occupied your time, the thought of going back into it after that period of time, is nerve wracking to say the least! 

But I’m so so excited and hopefully I’ll be posting a little more, but of different content now: activities, classroom shots, day summaries, etc ... THE NEW WORLD AWAITS!!!

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12.3.18 / second week of my last semester It’s so strange to think back to when I started uni, roughly five years ago now, and to see where I am now. With one semester to go of my masters of primary teaching, my next step is going out into the Real World and hopefully getting my own class soon after graduating, though of course I’m excited by the prospect of casual teaching! I’ve got my last prac experience this semester and I’m itching to get back into a new school and put into practice all these activities and learning strategies I’ve been learning and discovering!

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This year, or rather, this coming semester is the last for my Masters of Teaching. I will have completed a Bachelors and Masters!! I’m so excited to get started, and finally get out into the world of teaching! 

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I don’t know why I didn’t post about this when it happened but: I got my final mark back for my Creative Arts final essay and video of me working on three different art forms, and I received 44/50!! And my lecturer suggested that we work on my essay together to form it into an article to be submitted to an academic journal!! I am still beyond over the moon about this and I’m so happy to have ended the semester with such a fantastically glowing comment on something I feel so very passionate about. She’s also keeping my essay to use as an example of exemplary work for the coming years of students doing the unit! AHH 

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3.10.17 / I’ve been practising the uke for my creative arts assignment - which requires me to complete fifteen hours learning three new artistic skills: for music I’ve chosen the uke - and wow ... I’m getting it, but it’s so HARD!! I’m learning ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ (twenty one pilots version) because the emo kid within will never disappear hahaha

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a photo of my desk last week that I never got around to posting. I’ve been taking lots of study photos but also forget to post them ... so there might be a backlog coming in the next few hours ... 

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26.9.17 / This is my last week of face-to-face classes for the semester and I’m buried in assignments until the 9th of October ... Short amount of time to get a whole lot done but I know I can do it ✊

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8.8.17 / It's 11pm and I have a 6am wake up tomorrow for my creative arts lecture, and yet here I am working on my English 2 assignment: analyzing an EAL/D student's NAPLAN results and criticizing the value of such an assessment (hint: I'm not in favor for it)

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1.8.17 / working on our science assignment that involves making an artifact to use in a classroom lesson! we're planning on making a robot!

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tuesday last week after my english lecture and science & tech tutorial / 25.7.17

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I am back!! Second semester of my masters and I'm exhausted already. Tomorrow is the start of week two and I’m really hoping to Hit My Groove and not lose it!

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Notetaking

Sound Note - take notes while you record audio

Evernote - notetaking that syncs across platforms

Paper 53 - minimal notetaking that syncs

Microsoft OneNote - collaboration and syncing, best for Office users

Google Keep - jot things down, best for Google suite users

Notability - take notes and annotate PDFs

Mindly - create mind maps

Day One - a digital journal

Flash Cards

Quizlet - the quintessential flash card app

StudyBlue - another commonly used app

Cram - best for its “cram mode”

Eidetic - uses spaced repetition for effective memorization

Planner 

My Study Life - schedules, tasks, reminders, and more

StudyCal - keeps track of tasks, exams, and grades

24me - automated reminders and event planning

iStudiez - schedule and prioritized task list

Google Calendar - a calendar, best for Google users

Glass Planner - a calendar and to do list with incredible functionality

To Do List

Clear - organized to-do and reminders

MinimaList - simple to-do and focus timer

Trello - collaborative project organizer

Todoist - clean and functional task manager

Default notes app on your phone

Time Management

Forest - plant trees by staying focused

Pomotodo - pomodoro timer with to-do list

Timeglass - custom timers

Tide - pomodoro with white noise

Alarmy - forces you out of bed 

Pillow - smart alarm that tracks sleep cycles

Productivity

Workflow - automate tasks

Habitica - turn your habits into an RPG

Continuo - simple, colorful activity tracking

Freedom - block distracting apps

Free Learning

Coursera - free MOOCs

TED - listen to Ted Talks

Duolingo - language learning

Memrise - spaced repetition language vocabulary

Khan Academy - free video lessons

Ambient Noise

8tracks - curated playlists

Spotify - online music streaming

Coffitivity - cafe ambience

Noisli - background sound generator

Rain Rain - rain sounds

Binaural - binaural beats

Health

Rockin Ramen - recipes based on ramen

MealBoard - meal planning

Lifesum - healthy eating

Stop Breath And Think - mindfulness meditation

Pacifica - mental health management

Sworkit - personalized video workouts

Waterlogged - hydration tracker

Reference

WolframAlpha - Google on steroids

Oxford Dictionary - all of English at your fingertips

RefMe - citation generator

PhotoMath - solve math problems by taking a photo

Mathway - step by step math help

Desmos - free graphing calculator

Wikipedia - not the best source, but it’s handy

Miscellaneous 

Companion - stay safe when walking alone

Mint - money management

Toshl - finance manager

Tiny Scanner - scan documents

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6.6.17 / writing the content of my assignment before I can put it into the website we need to present it on. the assignment is about the teaching prac that just ended and it's basically just a nostalgia trip and it's making me really happy to remember all the good things I experienced and did :))

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2.6.17 / I've ... finished my first teaching prac. And I'm so sad about it ending because my kids are so so wonderful and bright and funny and mischievous ... I made them each a little gift bag to say thank you for having me, with a trophy in each with their name on it - because they're all winners and should be celebrated as such!! pictured is also my card and gifts to my mentor teacher who took me under her wing, along with my bf on skype in the background lmao

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24.5.17 / fourth week of teaching placement and it's going so well!! been teaching full days this week and have a helluva lot of marking to get through but I'm having the best time - the kids are absolutely lovely - can obvs be little shits but they're truly good children :')

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Audio Book Suggestions

I need some help deciding on an audiobook! Recently (finally) joined audible and I have my free audio book download and I don't want to waste it and be put off audio books and stop my subscription !

So what are your favourite audio books? I’m very much leaning towards one of the Harry Potter’s because I need Stephen Fry’s voice while I’m driving to uni through the week. But which one!?

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5.5.17 / working on my maths assignment and Mum came in with a cup of tea and biscuit for me 😌