Fellowship

I am going to try to blog each night so I have a daily record of happenings plus I can reflect. All this will help me with things like writing my profile.

WOW what a great first day at Scion. I was out in the field looking at Dothistroma sample stands in Kaiangaroa Forest. Plane.Back in after lunch I was introduced to lots of nice people.
Tomorrow morning I am going out with a group to check insect boxes (part of a monitoring trial.) Soon I will get the names of things. I have a desk in an office over at the bio security and protection area. Also, because of Health and Safety I needed to have some steel cap boots to wear out in the field. I have a swipe card and tomorrow afternoon ICT will be setting up my stuff. I met a few people that I already knew (or who knew people like Shortplanx). One said he knew I was coming ages ago because Shortplanx had told him.
I phoned Bob to let him know about my exciting first day because I want to keep in touch with school.The photo is me in the forest today.
Several emails about Fellowship things I MUST be organised so I dont get behind.

Fellowship

I tried to get a plane to Auckland for 14/15 Feb but none available so I will have to drive. I will need to sort out google maps etc to ensure I know exactly where to go and to keep my travel records. I booked to Dunedin going down early sunday 13 March and coming back the last flight on Friday which is about lunchtime. I may have to miss some of the last part on Friday though so I hope that's not too much of a problem.
Today I am sorting out the notes I need for Andrew at Scion on tuesday morning.I will call into school to take a copy of the guide for Host organisations as its a good summary. I will do my first profile Tuesday night after I have got the information about what I am going to be doing. REMEMBER TO TAKE THE CAMERA as I need a photo for the profile. I have started the leadership book and it is interesting. I can some of the leaders I know in some of the aspects.It also made me reflect on where I thought I sat when I was a school leader.
My head is full of the task ahead and I am really nervous as well as excited. I must listen carefully tomorrow and at the same time ask questions if I am unsure.What to wear? I think there wont be any 'field work' on the first day so professional looking but (I will put some sneakers in the car in case we are out and about.) I am not sure if I will need it day 1 but I will also take my laptop incase I need it.

Fellowship

WOW what a start. I met so many interesting people and have come back from Wellington with my head full. I MUST be organised so I keep up with everything

We are to keep a relective journal as part of The Primary Science Teacher Fellowship and I am going to use my blog for it. I will start by making a list of all the things I need to do in the next little while. So in no particular order:
# Sort out the papers I need to take on Tuesday morning when I met AD at Scion and write out any questions I have for him. (Make sure I just listen first as my questions may be sorted.)Charge camera and take it with me on Tuesday.
# Activate the card so I can book my plane to Auckland 14-15 Feb and Dunedin 13-18 March.
# Plan my profile due 7 Feb (must have a photo)
# Read my book the Leadership Challenge and relect on it.
# Plan out my media sheet.

Fellowship

I heard from AD today and I am to turn up to Scion at 9.30am on Tuesday 1 Feb. I am now nervous about the whole thing.On Friday the flight to Wellington is on. Now I will wonder what I shall wear to both places. I think the being nervous feeling is just a natural stage after the excitement. I am going to blog about my Fellowship. I want to set up a wiki but that might come later. I am waiting for the FaceBook group thing to come through. I have put my profile on -I think in the right place.

Face Book

Now I know why people use FB for quick catch up. Now I am getting better at using it by keeping comments light and not navel gazing like my blog tends to be. I still need to learn how to communicate with someone who is online the same time as me.
Only 5 days before my Fellowship starts with my day in Wellington.

Communication

I am learning about the different uses for Face Book, blogging and email. I really need to make sure I use them correctly and not cross the line. So while I have put a photo and a quick comment about my flooded front lawn on my Face Book I suppose it was wrong as FB seems more for fun things. Never mind I am learning.

Face Book

I finally got myself on Face Book. Now I am wondering will I still need this blog. I think I need to really consider what I will use these 2 different things for.