Helping each other out

Any ideas that are helpful for getting through the MAT program in a sane, healthy way could go here. Also, this might be a good place to post if you have a situation or challenge with which you would like advice--or if you just have some good advice to share.

Discussion

Discussions regarding any topic of interest can take place here. Ideas might include Neil's news emails, textbooks or articles, new ideas or directions in teaching, etc.

Logistics

This area is for you If you are interested in carpooling to an exam, a conference, class, or another venue and you are looking for someone to share a ride.

Textbooks Etc.

Please comment under this topic if you have textbooks you would like to sell or buy.

Also, this could be a good resource for sharing other books, equipment, etc that is helpful in teaching.

Welcome to the MAT Willamette Blog!

This blog is for the use of Willamette University MAT students. I'm hoping this will be a way for full time, Aspire, and past MAT students to come together as a community and support one another in a variety of ways. Here are some possibilities to start out:

Listing textbooks for sale/wanted/would like to share

Logistics: carpooling to exams or conferences (such as OTEN, the ORELA, the Praxis, etc) or carpooling to classes or work sites

Support: asking for or sharing advice about challenges faced in the MAT program

Perspectives: sharing experiences at different schools, in varied grade levels or subjects, and so forth

Discussion: any topic--Neil's news updates, reading assignments, experiences with exams, observations from within schools, etc. (Please do observe rules for confidentiality.)

I imagine people (speaking for myself at least) would also welcome sharing of positive experiences, lessons learned, suggestions for making it through the MAT program and remaining sane, teacher wisdom, and stories that let us laugh and feel less alone too. :-)

Thanks! Enjoy!