Hello and welcome back to The Scribbler! I am Kirsten, one of Moraine Park Technical College’s student bloggers.. Last week summer classes ended and this week fall classes have begun. WHOOT! (This week was also the week of my three-year wedding anniversary and the week my kids returned from summer with their dad in North Carolina. BIG WEEK!)
This fall (yes it is considered fall) I am taking three classes for my Instructional Assistant program. Once again I will state it is very important to choose a program. There are so many available right now and if you are not sure what you would be good at you can take some assessment tests with an MPTC counselor. I did and it was fun to learn how I think! This fall I am taking Techniques for Reading and Language Arts, Intro to Educational Practices and Techniques for Mathematics. I have the same instructor for all three classes so that will be very helpful not having to learn three different ways of learning and organizing. (Plus I heard good things about her AND she is my academic advisor.) These classes are all online.
On Tuesday, I went to our first MPTC event on the Beaver Dam campus. It was awesome! We had an improv group come and entertain us while eating a free lunch. LOTS OF LAUGHS! We also had a chance to suggest names for MPTC’s new Mascot, the Gray Wolf. I put my idea for its name in on Tuesday.
Students will have the chance to vote for the new mascot name. Online voting will go live on Tuesday, September 6th. To vote, log into myMPTC, click on the Student Life tab, go to Student Life News and click VOTE! Name MPTC’s Gray Wolf. The Mascot name will be revealed during the week of September 19th. For Beaver Dam the name will be revealed at 11:30AM during lunch with live music by Scratch Track. For West Bend, it will be on September 20th at 4:00 PM during free pizza and for Fond Du Lac on September 21st at 1:00PM during BINGO! The name will also be revealed online on myMPTC on September 22nd.
Next Thursday will be the first Student Senate gathering. We will see and hear all about plans for the upcoming semester. I have decided to join the Instructional Assistant Club, which means I’ll no longer be part of the Multi-cultural club. I know I will only have time for one club and the IA club is my program. I will miss my MC club members but I will see them around either way!
Well, off to do homework!
Make it a great one,
Kirsten
Friday, August 26, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The end of summer
Hello and welcome back to The Scribbler! I am Moraine Park Technical College’s s student blogger, Kirsten Lynch. How has your summer been?
I am done with my summer classes as of this week and I am so excited. I love school but I love a few days off as well. Fall classes are right around the corner so the small break will be perfect!
The last blog I sent out I wrote about being on a student panel for the new student orientation. It went very well! There were three 20 minute time slots that three of us sat in front of the students that were attending the orientation. We were there to answer questions the group may have had and answer the frequently asked questions the organizer had set up beforehand. It was organized to have the new students feel more comfortable and to learn what to expect from college at MPTC. There were friends of mine on the panel with me that I met in the Student Senate and in class. It was a great opportunity!
As for classes, this week I am finishing up Sociology and Psychology. I loved- loved- loved Sociology! Instead of selling my books back to the bookstore I am going to hold on to these two.
Pretty soon, my kids will be back from their trip to their dad’s house, they will be in school as will I, fall will come again and all will be right as rain.
Make it a great one!
Kirsten
I am done with my summer classes as of this week and I am so excited. I love school but I love a few days off as well. Fall classes are right around the corner so the small break will be perfect!
The last blog I sent out I wrote about being on a student panel for the new student orientation. It went very well! There were three 20 minute time slots that three of us sat in front of the students that were attending the orientation. We were there to answer questions the group may have had and answer the frequently asked questions the organizer had set up beforehand. It was organized to have the new students feel more comfortable and to learn what to expect from college at MPTC. There were friends of mine on the panel with me that I met in the Student Senate and in class. It was a great opportunity!
As for classes, this week I am finishing up Sociology and Psychology. I loved- loved- loved Sociology! Instead of selling my books back to the bookstore I am going to hold on to these two.
Pretty soon, my kids will be back from their trip to their dad’s house, they will be in school as will I, fall will come again and all will be right as rain.
Make it a great one!
Kirsten
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