https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/lisa/activity/ Activity feed for Lisa Russiello-Reitz. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 0e1bcf6c9565e4b4815dc9f35c421fd2 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/12/04/memoir-reading-book-reaction-reflection/ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:56:29 -0500 After reading, Let me Hear Your Voice”, by Catherine Maurice, I felt relieved.  Maurice (she writes under a pseudonym) explains how her daughter Anne-Marie lives her life as an Autistic child.  After reading just the first page, I knew I could relate to her story.  I saw my own son’s behavior when he was first […]

]]> bfb9c088a25d665e937287cc731c3d10 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/11/06/elusive-goals/ Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:49:43 -0500 My old college friend and I always wanted to open up our own daycare center from my house.  We both had good teaching jobs after college, so it was put on hold for a couple of years until I had children. I then wanted to stay home and open up my day care center, but […]

]]> dc632790041017555bc26bda37eeb334 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/10/15/hitting-the-jackpot/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:39:29 -0400 I am sure that I am like everyone else who had ever purchased a scratch off  lottery  ticket from the store………dream about being a millionaire!  “All you need is a dollar and a dream.”  I had both.  That familiar quote came to mind while I purchased the hopeful winning ticket.  Scratch off one number, then […]

]]> 3c68e6f16c0311c9ae66fc5cda4e762a http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/10/15/using-21st-century-education-technologies-in-facs/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 02:30:04 -0400 When I started teaching twenty years ago, I used a piece of white chalk and a felt eraser on a blackboard.  Now when someone uses the term blackboard, they automatically think of the computer postings for assignments!  Technology has changed the classroom for the better.  There is a program in the Merrick school district called […]

]]> 0f35d5a7462f5f358f66fff9251b9cc0 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/10/11/a-memorable-teacher/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:53:07 -0400 I fondly remember my fourth grade teacher Mrs. Ruth Campana.  She had a very beautiful, heavy southern accent, which followed her from North Carolina.  Mrs. Campana was my inspiration to become a teacher. I actually sent her a letter to thank her for inspiring me to become a teacher.  (I did some sub work in […]

]]> fb903032c069f741e4ed57eee78cae05 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/09/17/my-passions/#comment-3 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:32:09 -0400 Actually, there is a happy ending! The last I heard was that mother and baby are doing great! I receive a Christmas card every year, and I feel blessed to have had this experience.

]]> 4eeafd8d5762bff0ca3bbfc4d936bbea http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/10/03/a-book-i-would-love-to-write/ Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:27:50 -0400 The very first year I taught, I wanted to write a book about the experience.  I actually started writing, but then for some reason I stopped.  I wish I hadn’t because I look back on the experience with fond memories, and enjoy reminiscing.  Most things never changed.  For example, leaving my classroom to go home […]

]]> 7926e547cbbe8574334a683c951b5f01 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/09/22/common-core-standards-and-annual-professional-performance-review/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:00:59 -0400 When I first heard about Common Core Standards last year, I thought it was a wonderful idea!   I thought that it would make more sense, and  I compared it to the,” No Child Left Behind”, idea that was put in place to,” save every child”.  Added to the Common Core Standards was the Annual […]

]]> 9266e7eeeafc6a600b27322e13018c24 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/55695/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:20:18 -0400 2e83df763c142902c10a0e4592358d37 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/55422/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:42:44 -0400 ce7028f4885c476ce3f1be90c6de847a http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/09/17/my-passions/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:41:24 -0400 I have a passion for helping others when they are in need.  I am very involved with my parish Cure of Ars.  We have a parish social ministry, and if one needs help with food, shelter or the like, they can come to the social ministry office and receive help.  I volunteered to help a […]

]]> 0facfff0b0088afd302d1cbe207bb615 http://lisa100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2011/09/17/choosing-a-career-path/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:21:23 -0400 Ever since I was a young girl, I wanted to be a teacher.  I loved playing school with my younger sister.  She was such a good student, and always listened to me.  I would make up math problems for her to solve, and then correct them.  If she didn’t understand something, I would gladly explain […]

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