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Brad quickly revealed the “secret” is passion. Igniting passion in students is the only way to get them excited about learning. The first step was instilling curiosity and he showed some of the ways that he does that – through projects and extracurricular activities. He said once students get just a taste of success, they will continue to work hard and do well. It is human nature – we feel that small indicator of success and we want to try again – and do it better next time.

Brad is a dynamic speaker. His style pulled me in and even though he was talking about elementary projects, I could see ways that his ideas could work for my schools. He talked about making everything seem real so that students will work harder – if they know something is contrived,cheap vans shoes, they will give less effort to it.

I sat listening to Brad’s sincerity, being pulled in to the peaceful idea of students achieving because they are excited about what they are doing, when he decided to give us the real “secret”. This secret wasn’t about igniting passion in students, but was the surprising benefit of focusing on students . . .

Teachers regain their passion for teaching when students are passionate about learning.

So many teachers are burned out – tired of the administrative tasks, tired of the uncertainty of political agendas, tired of fighting against apathetic students. Many of them end up leaving the profession or retiring at the earliest possible moment because they just can’t continue. What Brad talked about just might be a solution.

Later in the day, as I introduced myself for my presentation, I talked about the Girls of Technology – an organization I co-created to build a sense of community among girls who have chosen to follow STEM career paths. What it has become is so much more, and I have found myself even more passionate about that organization than I was the day we first began brainstorming the creation of it. I thought about what Brad had said – that the passionate students didn’t even have to be the ones in your classroom – they could be an after-school organization, a sports team or a band – the result is still a teacher with a renewed passion for education.

I thought back to my first year teaching, when seeing just one student’s face light up during a pond water lab gave me the energy to teach another year,http://onlinedogworld.com/showthread.php?40880-Cheap-dean-jerrod-louboutin-Mr&p=139260#post139260, and I really understood what Brad had said.

We saw a similar dynamic yesterday during LaunchMe, when Ben Honeycutt gave his presentation about Open World – a solution created by students to solve a real-world problem. His talk, and the passion behind it,red bottom shoes, ignited passion in the educators who witnessed it and helped us remember the reason we are all here.

Let’s all try to find our own passion by igniting passion in our students. It is all about them,cheap toms shoes, but what an awesome and unexpected result – loving our jobs again, remembering why we started in the first place, and making a difference in somebody’s life.

So I knocked up a quick ‘n’ dirty tutorial on how I covered the Christmas Dress shoes in case any

Hello! So I knocked up a quick ‘n’ dirty tutorial on how I covered the Christmas Dress shoes in case anyone else feels the need to fancify their shoes with fabric! This isn’t the most permanent method (I’m sure more sturdy glue would be needed) but it does do the trick if you need shoes to match an outfit *right now* and can’t find/afford a new pair! It certainly held up to a few hours of walking around on a dry summer night – wet weather might require the final step of waterproofing.

The original shoes! Cheap plastic.

What you will need:



- a pair of shoes to cover. I used cheap plastic wedges bought on sale,Cheap Christian Louboutin Pumps, mostly because they offered a large expanse to cover rather than fiddly little areas.

- your covering fabric. Stiffer fabrics which don’t let the shoe colour show through work best. I used the same fabric as my dress,http://www.mylasounds.com/firesite/node/164412#comment-194597.

- scrap fabric to make pattern pieces from. I used a light cotton that I could draw on in pencil.

- PVA glue, ie. Aquadhere

- spray glue in a can – I found mine at the $2 store

- a pencil

1. Prepare your shoes, ie. rip off straps if you don’t want them, remove trim, etc. I tore off the strap on mine.

2. Divide shoe into sections. Look at your shoe and divide it into sections; you will make a pattern piece for each. For example,Christian Louboutin Wedges, with my wedges I divided them into toe cover, side of shoe and heel area/wedge, ie. three pattern pieces are needed.

3. Make pattern pieces. To do this, take your scrap fabric and cut a bit approximately the size of one section of your shoe (toe cover, heel, etc). Spray this piece of fabric with spray glue, and cover the area of the shoe you are dealing with, with the fabric. Make sure it is flat and not bubbled.

Glue scrap to shoe with spray glue

Using your pencil, trace the outline of the shoe section on the fabric; I add in a little bit of seam allowance as well, which you can trim away later.

Mark scrap with pencil

Cut out the pattern piece from the scrap fabric – voila! Pattern for one section of your shoe. Repeat this for the other sections.

Pattern pieces cut from scrap

4. Cut your covering fabric. Lay your scrap pieces on your ‘good’ fabric and cut around. Make sure to cut two of each (one for each shoe!).

I have cut notches into the seam allowance of the toe cover piece because this will fit over a strongly curved section, and the notches will help it fit smoothly.

5. Glue fabric to shoe. Again we are working in sections. I started with the toe. Cover the area you chose in a thin layer of PVA glue – it’s ok if it gets on other parts, it will dry clear.

Apply PVA to shoe

Lay your fabric on top of the section and smooth it down. Really stretch it over the section, make sure it is flat and covers all the shoe. Fold the seam allowance over the section and into the inside of the shoe – clip the seam allowance with scissors if you need to,Christian Louboutin Flats, to stop it wrinkling. Trim seam allowances where it falls into other sections of the shoe. Use lots of glue to hold the edges of the fabric down, it will dry clear anyway! I found the glue-soaked fabric was quite easy to mould to the shape of the shoe.

Apply fabric to shoe

6. Repeat for all sections of the shoe. There will be some messy bits where fabric pieces overlap, or on the heel or toe. That’s ok, we can cover those bits with trim later!

Birds-eye view of shoe, covering side of shoe

Here I am covering the side of the shoe,Cheap Christian Louboutin. I have left a big seam allowance that I can fold into the shoe itself to create a smooth top edge.

7. Make sure everything is flat and glued down – no wrinkles or bubbles. Then wait for the glue to dry fully! I left mine overnight.

Ready to trim!

The insides are not too tidy – I was in a hurry! If you have more time you can easily put some pretty lining fabric in to make them nicer. Just remember, the thickness of the fabric will make the shoes a bit smaller – buy half a size up if you plan to do this!

8. Trim! This is the fun part. Glue ribbons, flowers, lace – whatever = to your covered shoe with the PVA. I used ribbon and some ruffle trim. Concentrate on areas that won’t bend much, so the embellishments don’t crack off when you walk. You could even sew them on with a thick needle for extra security if you are putting things like flowers on.

Ribbon trim glued along bottom edge. This hides ragged fabric edges!

Let your shoes dry, then wear with pride!

I hope this was helpful! Let me know how you go if you give it a try. Please ask if you have questions and I will try and help out – this is my first tutorial and I might have left something out!

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