must be nice being a teacher - all that time off!
no... that time off doesn't balance out the extra time and work put in throughout the other 10 months. PS2 has been a very busy and stressful time for me, and I have learned alot so far about teaching practices, assessment, classroom management, planning, and prioritizing. Teaching can be a rewarding profession, but it can also be one of the most stressful.
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Differentiation - some reasons, some ideas, and some good details. http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/ http://www.edte620o.setsviu.com/uploads/9/9/2/0/9920268/differentiation_pwrpt_pre_rev1.pdf Holy cool batman! This program (which works on Windows, OS X, and Linux) is free, and allows kids of almost all ages to visually create graphical programs, including motion, logic, loops, sensors, etc. I've just 'scratched' the surface (pun intended... lol) - but it seems to have many cool features, and the upcoming 2.0 release is even better from the looks of it. Check it out! http://scratch.mit.edu/ Wow... this is such a powerful poem with intriguing visuals about the power of bullying, and what it can lead to. The ending is a great wrap up with motivation written all over it. Thanks Shane Koyczan. The Alberta Teaching Quality Standard KSAs can be found in full detail here. The list below is my own interpretation/summary of the 17 items for interim teacher certification. a/1 - Contextual Variables This is a great video (and it's Canadian!) Consumerism and corporate sponsorship happens in almost every school from k-University. I had never really thought about it's impact. Today we had a great class presentation and discussion about the pros and cons of such scenarios. There are definitely some strong benefits and evident weaknesses of such sponsorship and funding - but it seems to boil down to the root causes of most sponsorship and donations, and the individual needs and stipulations. Definitely an eye opener...
I decided to play a "Jeopardy" style game for review of some grade 3 math principles (polygons/2D shapes, patterns, mental math). It's a simple Powerpoint file, with hyperlinks from the question value placeholders to the slides with questions. Download the file for your own class (use it as a template for your own subjects/questions). Powerpoint file. Backups are a must. Computer/Hardware failure is a matter of when, not if. There are a few options, like Dropbox, or Mozy which offer 2GB free accounts. There are many other paid options if you need more storage. As a teacher in training - there are a lot of hours put in to lesson preparation and planning, collecting resources, links, graphics, creating powerpoints, Smart Notebook files, etc. Even keeping things on a USB drive is as temporary as putting it through the washing machine, or dropping it in a slushy parking lot. |
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