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 Welcome (back) to my Blog!

    Hello! My name is Kimberly Winston and I am in the fourth and final year of my undergraduate degree! I'm majoring in Early Adolescence-Adolescence English Education, which means I will be certified to teach ELA for grades 4-12. I am currently student teaching at Rufus King International High School with sophomores in Mrs. Bishop's American Authors II classes. When I finish my time at UWM, hopefully in May 2023, I hope to apply everything I have learned in teaching ELA in and MPS high school.
    I am excited to add to my blog with the posts I will be creating for Currins 545. As you may have noticed on my blog, I initially created this blog for Currins 547 which is another class I had with Candance. As I add to this blog, I definitely want to learn more about refining how my writing is affected by the online format. In creating this blog post, I was inspired to think about how I can adapt my writing to better fit blog conventions and strengthen my online presence. One main takeaway from that post was the importance of titles and how they can increase the amount of readers and interaction in a blog post. The article linked about titles is actually how I chose the title for this blog post and I find it is a very valuable resource for all bloggers looking to increase attention grabbing through titles. This is a goal of mine as I refine my online writing through blog posts and how it is shaped by different sources I read and utilize in the classroom.

Comments

  1. Jenny RuddSeptember 19, 2022 at 12:25 PM

    I love your website, Kimberly! Very fun and full of cute colors. I looked through your old blog posts before this class so I am excited to see you continue them for this semester! Awesome link, titles are so important, they're just like covers, people judge a book by them! Very crazy. I am looking forward to reading your future blog posts! :)

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  2. Bright MindsSeptember 19, 2022 at 6:47 PM

    Hey Kimberly, It was great to get to know you a little bit more! Have you enjoyed your student teaching so far?

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    1. Kimberly WinstonSeptember 21, 2022 at 8:44 PM

      Hello! I have really enjoyed student teaching and I am looking forward to slowly taking over leading lessons and eventually creating my own classroom!

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  3. Lady YndiaSeptember 22, 2022 at 5:57 PM

    Hi Kimberly! Ooh, you'll be graduating soon! How exciting!!! Thanks for including this article: "Create Online Presence By Knowing The Basics of Writing Blogs" I have no clue what I'm doing, and feel a little more confident with getting creative. Looking forward to checking out your next post!

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  4. Candance Doerr-Stevens (a.k.a. "dancing stylus")October 13, 2022 at 1:29 PM

    It's so good to have you back in class, Kimberly!

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