I have started a new system in my class that will run as an experiment for the rest of this semester and if it works I will use it for the next semester. I feel that my students need a paradigm shift from the typical point system. I must assign grades in my class with a number value. . . . → Read More: Classroom Banking System
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My school started student opinion surveys a few years ago and I must say the feedback has been incredibly helpful. The surveys help you adjust your instruction to meet the needs and desires of your students. My school only conducts them at the end of each semester but I have taken it upon myself to conduct . . . → Read More: Student Opinion Surveys This assignment has been beaten into the ground but it’s still pretty cool. There are a lot of blank Facebook templates out there but I have found many of them lacking. So, I started designing my own (I hope I don’t get sued). This is a great assignment for students because they can relate to . . . → Read More: Facebook Templates for Education  Well, my final exam was yesterday. I didn’t kill multiple choice as much as I would have liked but next semester is always another opportunity. This test was the conclusion of my first semester with no textbook. I must say, I didn’t miss it that much. It made me work a lot harder but that was . . . → Read More: My First Semester Textbookless  I am very close to killing multiple choice on my final exam. It makes me nervous though. I currently teach 77 students and getting 10 written answers from each is a bit overwhelming. The only reason I would not give an all written final exam is to ease my pain and suffering (and maybe a little . . . → Read More: The Death of Multiple Choice  Enlighten us but make it quick. That’s the moto of Ignite Speeches. http://igniteshow.com/ I have been seriously impressed with this format of giving a speech. 20 slides, 15 seconds each, 5 minutes long. My students were given this option for their end of the year research project. Many have taken the challenge. How to Give . . . → Read More: Ignite Speech in the Classroom  My class erupted this week. We are learning about the Medieval times and we took a break from content and focused on one particular siege weapon, the trebuchet. The class was broken down into 5 groups of 3-4 students with one assignment, build a trebuchet. We watched a short documentary by NOVA in . . . → Read More: The Power of Fun  Creating tutorials is starting to revolutionize the way I instruct my class. Teaching in a one-2-one environment allows for a lot of tech instruction. At the beginning of the year we go through the process in making french fries at McDonald’s. Inevitably they forget to list all the steps and end up forgetting . . . → Read More: The Power of Tutorials  Early on in my one-2-0ne teaching days I was excited about my students typing their notes and adding maps and writing and coloring on those maps and printing news articles and highlighting on those articles and…and…and. Most of my instruction was lecture based with a short activity at the end of class. I would . . . → Read More: Classroom Instruction in One-2-One  I don’t know many people who prefer to pay for things when they can get the same or better absolutely free. Microsoft has done an amazing job at making sure their software is distributed on almost every single computer that is made on the planet (even macs these days). When I tell people that . . . → Read More: Open Source vs. Proprietary Software |
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