April 2008 - Posts
I just checked my plan for the remainder of the year, and it's a little like trying to pack an elephant into a cocktail purse - it ain't gonna happen. I have 2 1/2 weeks until the End of Course Test in Physical Science. In that time, I have to include:
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I'm on the road, looking for a church (in WV, that can be a challenge if you're Catholic). I still haven't had time to finish the final assignment for my online class. I haven't managed to make a dent in the last week on the grading. And, I'm more than
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Hope you can come!
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didn't work on TeacherLingo. I'm going to post it on my Blogger account. It's an invitation to participate in an online interactive blog. I'm going to be having information about my new LabQuest data probe and analysis tool. Share this post: Email It
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http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php?option=com_altcaster&task=altcastreminder&altcast_code=3d92844552 " frameBorder=0 width=420 scrolling=no height=150> I'm not sure that this will work here, but i wanted to invite people to the VCast on Thursday. Share
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I always wrote my weekly lesson plans. Always! However, this year, they weren't just for me. Since our return from Christmas Break, I've had to submit them weekly to the principal (not just me, but about 1/2 dozen teachers). Not sure why he had us doing
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I've been rushing around for several weeks - Parent visits, IRS filing, housework (well, I've got to do it SOME time), finishing an online course - it's all been a bit much. I stopped feeling sorry for myself this week. Our Media Center specialist died
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Today is Parent Visitation Day at my high school. Knowing that the parents get bored easily (even more than the kids), I scheduled a CSI-type activity - Paper Chromatography. You use filter paper, and mark with a pen about 1 cm from the end of the strip.
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I played around worked very diligently during my planning period, and managed to set up my first podcast on My Podcast.com Not that exciting, yet (the online equivalent of saying "testing, testing"). But, I'm going to be figuring out a script, and broadcasting
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I use it to illustrate instances of physics in real life. Somewhere (not sure where, since I moved twice in the last 3 years), I have a CD full of science cartoons I've collected over the years. I may have to look them up again, and put them where they
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I spent yesterday at an in-service workshop, held 2 hours away from my school. Since I was traveling from my home, another 1/2 hour away, I spent 5 hours in transit. I came home, sat in a chair, and didn't move again until bedtime. Today, I have another
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Only about 8 real weeks left of school - I don't count the week after the End of the Course test - it's a catch-up week, with projects and such. The kids like the Chemistry part of Physical Science; unlike the topics of Physics (Lite), they KNOW they
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They should only have to proctor 3 tests in a single day. I'm just giving the Benchmark Test for Waves; it's hard to make them take a test so soon after coming back from vacation, but, if I don't get that out of the way, I'll never get through all the
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