The biggest lesson I have learned is that my students need to practice. 3 or 4 problems is not enough. They might whine somewhat about the worksheet, but they are hopeless without a lot of practice. The thing to do is not to have other activities replace practice, but to have a lot of practice [...]
Archive for March 11th, 2008
My first quarter is over
Posted in chemistry, homework, planning, students, tagged lessons on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A good start
Posted in chemistry, planning on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a bad day in everything but my teaching. We are starting “shape.” This is how I think of Lewis structure/VSEPR stuff. We are taking steps towards thinking in three dimensions, which is one of the wonderful things about chemistry.
I managed to start at the beginning. I reviewed their prior knowledge of valence electrons. [...]
They get to do it in English class….
Posted in assessment, students, tagged revision, tests on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Revision, that is. My MIL sent me some tests from some high school student she knows, and this girl had failed her chemistry tests the first time around. She went back, fixed all the problems, and wrote one to two paragraphs explaining her mistake and the correct answer. If they were good enough, she got [...]
The test, and grades
Posted in assessment, homework on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two of my classes have C + averages, both overall and on the most recent test. The other class has an A- average. Is it me or them? How can I teach both these classes the same stuff at approximately the same pace.
I discovered something interesting while looking at my class summaries on Easy Grade [...]
