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Hello! My name is Susan.

I'm sure it is extremely evident that this is my first attempt at blogging! It has been quite an adventure.

I began working on this project much later than I had hoped as our moving escapade this weekend was quite eventful.  Please forgive me for not putting to use the many wonderful design suggestions that were included in this week's readings.  At this point, I feel I must concentrate on getting this assignment completed. I tend to be a perfectionist so this is really difficult for me to accept the fact that I am just going to have to move on.

The most rewarding part of my job as a first grade teacher is teaching students to read. My passion for helping to create strong readers is driven by my commitment to help children obtain the necessary tools to have a successful academic career and stimulate their love for learning through literature. Although I love teaching first grade, it is time for me to acknowledge my aspirations of becoming a librarian.  My experience as a classroom teacher has enhanced my desire to work with students of many different ages and reading levels in the role of reading motivator and encourager while working with teachers to support their endeavors. I'm excited about taking my first steps to becoming a school librarian.

I used Tagxedo with a blog post that contained many of the words that come to mind when I think of the word, endeavor.  Looking at my journey ahead and all that I will endeavor to do, Every Day Can Be A Starting Point: Make a new Beginning written by Mark Hermann seemed to be a likely source for words for my Tagxedo.

 

After experimenting with several available fonts, I chose Helvetica due to its simplicity.  I agree with Gary Reynolds as he refers to this font, "...may be neutral". (Reynolds, 2014, p. 42) I am so overwhelmed after working with two computers with limited capabilities today, that I really did feel like being neutral rather than choosing a font as a personal reflection.

 

M. Hermann.  Every Day Can Be A Starting Point: Make A New Beginning [Web log comment]. Retrieved May 23, 2015, from
     http://tinybuddha.com/blog/every-day-can-be-a-starting-point-make-a-new-beginning/

Reynolds, G. (2014). Presentation Zen Design: A simple visual approach to presenting in today's world  (2d ed.) United States of America:New Riders.