HOT = Higher Order Thinking.
Today we did something that I came up with that proved to be very successful. Back when they did their drawings of what happens to a balloon at three different temperatures. I picked out some interesting ones that had common misconceptions or mistakes, and some really good examples. I made copies [...]
Archive for January 17th, 2008
HOT: evaluation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged evaluation, group work, higher order thinking on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When planning was futile
Posted in difficulties, tagged improvisation on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, I had yesterday all planned. I had worksheets and homework. I had a brilliant plan to get them to review and study themselves, without me leading the class. The lecture from the day before wore out my patience for that. Then nothing was copied.
I think I handled it pretty well. The class activity was [...]
The no good, awful, very bad day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad day on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I didn’t have time to journal.
I got to school and found that my photocopies were not made, despite the fact I requested them 24 hours earlier. Now, let me say that I LOVE the fact that there is a science assistant, and that she makes my photocopies. This was an amazing, earth-shattering discovery that [...]
The Purpose of a Quiz
Posted in assessment, purpose, tagged math, quiz on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, I thought I had about 30 minutes of grading. Everyone seemed to find the equations and homework easy. I was going to grade their homework on a credit, half-credit, no credit basis. Ahhhhhh, the honors students.
The first one I graded I actually used as a key, it was so perfect. Then, things went [...]
My first write-up
Posted in homeroom, tagged homeroom, write-up on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, today before I left, I mentioned that today I would have my first write up in homeroom. How did I know, you might ask?
Well, even in my brief experience, I have noticed that toddlers and teenagers have at least one thing in common. They both test boundaries. The students have been testing me, and [...]
Ignoring the Pain
Posted in homeroom on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday and Wednesdays are homeroom days.
I dislike homeroom for many reasons. First of all, my regular classes are shortened. This did not seem like a big deal when I was in high school, but it is a huge deal as teacher.
Second, homeroom has no purpose. It is an example of what happens when too many [...]
