Extra Credit - Bonus Points

I want to make sure folks are aware that I've included an opportunity for BONUS points on the Final that I did not include in the Study Guide.  This is about the blog and will give me some important feedback I am seeking.  As it is meant for your reflection and to assist me in improve my teaching - it is obviously only for extra credit and bonus points :-)

Finals

Good Afternoon!
I want to wish everyone the best of luck on their finals! I really enjoyed being in class with you all!

SO inspiring!

We watched this video in one of my other SED classes and it brought tears to my eyes. It is beyond touching and inspiring and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did!

Final Exam Study Guide?

Does anyone know if Ms. White has posted the study guide yet? I thought in class she said she would post one or send us an email with one on Wed. I just wanted to check and make sure I didn't miss an email or post.

Is it really over!

WOW it's really over.. just a final left! I can't decide if I'm Happy or if I am not.. Well it was great seeing and meeting everyone. I hope you all have a GREAT Christmas break oh yeah and a MAGNIFICENT next semester!!! Good luck with Finals and everything else!! 

See ya Around!

Finals

I just wanted to say Good Luck to everyone on finals next week!

ASL

Hey Adam,

In class you talked about your daughter wanting to learn ASL. I don't know of classes at the Lexington Public Library and I looked on their event calendar and found nothing. However, ASL is my minor and there are many websites out there that are very helpful.

http://www.lifeprint.com/ Life print is an amazing website to use. On the website a guy has created lessons that are similar to my ASL 101, 102, and 202 textbooks. You could use the website and teacher her a lesson everyday.

http://www.aslpro.com/ ASL pro is another good website but it is more of a dictionary.

Also every first and third Friday of the month deaf and hard of hearing people from Lexington all come together and meet at the Fayette mall food court to socialize. EKU students are always coming to these event. Next time I go to the mall I can ask someone if they know of any classes that are provided to teach ASL. I can also ask one of my ASL professors for you.

I think the best thing to do is take an ASL class at EKU and then just reteach your daughter when you get home that way you are both learning a new language and teaching her helps you remember the language. ASL is a beautiful language I would encourage everyone to learn it because as a special education teacher you can use it to communicate obviously with Deaf and hard of hearing students but you can also use it to communicate with nonverbal autistic children or any student that can't communicate verbally. Hope this helps you. :)

It was a great end to a great semester of classes. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas break. Good luck on finals and try not to stress too much.

And it's finished! (: 
The last project for SED260 is completed! 

WELCOME, it is now officially Dead Week. 
The one week of the semester where we completely shut down... and wonder when we learned half the stuff that is said to be on the final. (: 


Good luck studying, and try to stay as calm and collective as possible! You all will do great! Have faith, and just believe! 

Language Project

I submitted mine! And I want to throw up, so much stress. It doesn't feel real that I'm done with it.

language project

is anybody doing semantics for their language project? I'm trying to finish up my summary and it says to look at table 4.3 on page 55 in our book but when i did it was just the references for chapter 4. can anybody help??

Language Project

I need help on counting my utterances! I can't remember what to do with repeating words and all that! I cannot find the information I had on it in my folder OR on bb! help!!!!!!!!(:

My email is Katherine_lewis54@mymail.eku.edu OR kat.lewis90@gmail.com

My number is 859-608-6684

Please contact me at one or more of these three if you can help me!(: Thanks!

Language Analysis Project!

I just submitted my project! It's like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders but I am still stressing! :( I am nervous and I hope I did well. Ugh! I hope all of you do well!!! Good luck guys!! :)

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

This is a great book! It's about a teenage boy that gets caught up in a murder investigation. The catch is that Jacob, the boy, has Asperger's syndrome and finds it impossible to lie or expand upon anything but the facts to prove himself innocent. Each chapter is told from the first person perspective of either Jacob, his mother, his younger brother, or someone associated with the investigation. Jodi Picoult does a lot of research for her books, and she manages to bring out both the positive and negative sides of Autism in a really touching way. Anyway, I thought this would make a great present for someone, or maybe a great addition to your own Christmas list. :)

I showed my three year old son a video on youtube of a lady signing, he ask me what she was doing. I told him that she was talking with her hands. He looked up at me and said "Her hands talk?"

D-Pan

Watching the videos in class last night reminded me of a concert I attended for ASL in Danville. It was conducted by a group called D-Pan, which is a group that produces music videos for the deaf and hard of hearing. Its really neat heres a link to one of their music videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6zVFGpGNJQ

Language Project

I can't attend the meeting on Wednesday.. So now we are having another meeting SATURDAY at 10 a.m.! If you would like to come. Where.. I don't know yet. I was thinking Chipotle in Hamburg. After I get the email in reply I will confirm everything! Come join if you would like!

Finals!!?!?!!?!?!

I cannot believe finals are just around the corner! It is INSANE that I only have like 2-3 meetings of each class left! Where has the semester gone!? It is mind blowing for sure. I definitely would LOVE to keep in touch with people from this class and OF COURSE keep in touch with YOU Mrs. White!!(:

Happy Studying to everyone for the next couple weeks! Lots of energy drinks, coffee, and sleepless nights will be coming about! At least for me :P

Kat