April 2009 - Posts
We're all so ready at my school - not only the kids, but especially the teachers. We're short of time, energy, and patience. With the change in February of principals, it's been interesting. Not bad (in fact, very good in many ways), but change sucks
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I've been checking out resources, as my own stash is slim (this is my first year teaching Chemistry). Amazing Chemistry Teacher Resources is just that - chock full of links to every place you wanted to go. Th e Science House has Countertop Chemistry Experiments
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She, along with a few friends, created a virtual science fair, as part of a graduate class. I saw what she had done, and persuaded her to apply to present the site at the next National Science Teachers Association. She should hear in late May. Share this
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I was browsing around on the ZDnet site, and found a reference to Tizag. It's a site that provdes good tutorials for HTML, CSS, and PHP, among other web languages. I prefer using HTML to using MS Publisher or Dreamweaver. With those applications, users
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I found a new blog today, one that is not written by a teacher, but that has explores topics of interest to teachers. It's called The Committed Sardine. Some topics recently addressed were: Handwriting - is it a necessary skill, or an artifact? School
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This is an issue that many teachers struggle with - how to grade student work in a way that allows credit for evolving mastery of concepts, yet is an accurate reflection of student progress. Most teachers, including me, use a variety of assessments -
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It's a lovely start.
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Because I'm so tired. Bone-tired. Reaching the point of mental confusion-tired. Expectations on my job, already high, have sky-rocketed. It's a rare day that I get home before 5:30 - usually, it's 6 pm or later. And, I wake up a 4 am. That doesn't leave
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