The Alabama Learning Exchange

The Alabama Learning Exchange or ALEX is an excellent website not only for teachers but for students and parents as well. Educators will be thrilled that this website is available because it offers examples of lesson plans for a wide array of courses taught K-12. The site also offers professional learning which offers support, information about English learners and tips and tricks. Students will find the site helpful because it offers various links that they can use to help them out with research or even simple things like "how to sit at a computer." It allows everyone involved in education to be the best that they can be.

I think this will be a wonderful tool for me when I become a teacher. It is a useful tool for ideas regarding lesson plans, a place to better yourself professionally and for students to find links that are useful. The aspect that I love about this site is that it is always being added to with fresh material. I also like the fact that contributions are being made by educators just like me. This is a fantastic website that I plan on visiting frequently when I get into my classroom.

All About Melanie

My name is Melanie Kriner. I am a wife, mother, sister and daughter and I love being all four. I especially love being a mother to my daughter Kaitlyn who is 3 years old. Three years ago when I had Kaitlyn I decided it was time to go back and finish my degree. I started at Auburn in 1996 and took off many semesters to work and to make a long story short I never finished. So in 2007 I came back to South Alabama to finish up my degree in Secondary Education/Social Sciences. The experience has been gratifying as well as difficult while raising a child at home. I have the unconditional support of my husband David and of my family and friends. All of these people come together to give me words of encouragement, babysit Kait or help me proof read a paper. I chose to come back to South because is was convenient and I feel I am getting the best education possible at this university.

My interests include travel, we love Disney World. I love to read when I have time and when I am not reading school books. I enjoy cooking and watching cooking shows on the Food Channel. I love being outside, this is an activity that my daughter and I enjoy together. History is my passion, I love all branches of history but I am especially interested in World War II, The American Revolution, History of Monarchies, Russian and English histories. I look forward to graduating in May of 2010 and moving on to being an educator here in Mobile County.

My Adventure in EDM 310

Welcome to my EDM 310 personal blog! I am actually taking this class over again but I feel like things have changed since the last time I took the class so it will be beneficial for me when I go into the classroom in the Fall. Thanks for visiting and check in for new posts!