Monday, July 28, 2008

Here is my sad first podcast!

Took an in-service on Podcasting A -Z and we created our first podcast. Here is mine and I know it needs lots of work but I did it! I created a podcast now I just have to get better at it.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Literacy fro Struggling Students

Literacy for Struggling Students: Meeting the Demands of Reading/Writing in High School Presentors:
Cherly Yocum , Candy and Linda. July 23rd to July 24th I would recommend this in- service to any one teaching High School English or Middle School English. The presenters were great and gave you several take aways to use in your classroom. Next time offered will be December 9th Writing Demands of High School. (This one is only a day but you will wish it was more).

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Some Cool Web Sites!

Some Fun Teaching Web Sites:

Here are some sites I found that you might want to check out.

Foldables: http://www.dinah.com/http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/departments/tlc/TLC2005/resources/clagg/FOLDABLES.doc

http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/MiddleLink/about/Directions_LayerBook.pdf


What is a lapbook?
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50546.asp

Patterns or ideas for lapbooks :
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks.htm

Lapbooks:
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/astronaut.htm

Instructions for folding lap books.
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/folding_lapbooks.htm

Ideas:
http://4real.thenetsmith.com/forum_topics.asp?FID=1

Math Sites:

www.aaamath.com

www.mathcats.com

www.coolmath.com

www.mathplayground.com

www.aplusmath.com

www.funbrain.com

http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-math.html

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html

Roman Numerals: http://www.paullewis.co.uk/

For our English friends:
Older students: http://www.42explore.com/journl.htm

Science:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html

Other Stuff:
Easy fun school~ http://www.easyfunschool.com/page1056.html

Ideas in a box: http://www.theideabox.com/

Have fun and summer break is almost over!

Poscasting From A to Z

Podcasting from A to Z on July 21, 2008 Presenter:Carol Mayer
I loved 23 Things so much that I had to take this on to try to create my own podcast.
I did but haven’t had time to download and post it yet. I really enjoyed this class and it was easy to follow because I had completed the 23 Things on line. Ms. Mayer is a wonderful instructor and you may remember watching her on Thing 13 and Thing 14 . We learned how to create a poscast and reviewed several podcasting that are already available for use. She gave us several handouts and a book called: Educator’s Podcast Guide by Bard Williams. This book is awesome! It has several resources and many list/references to different types of podcasting.
I plan to post my first ( funny and not so good) podcast for a reference of how bad my first one was. LOL.

Chemistry For All Students

Chemistry For All Students was from July 14th to July 17th. Presenters: Mary McMaster, Tim Graham and Jeff Weller Check out: Http://science.resa.net for some of the in-service information.
This was another awesome in- service. I really learned a lot about chemistry and boy I wish my high school Chemistry teacher was as good as these instructors were and are.
Topics and lesson ideas with take aways to boot.
Chem Matters is a good magazine to subscribe too.
If you have to teach Chemistry this is a great refresher course. We did several labs and was given several teaching lesson plans.

Pedagogical Issues For Struggling Algebra Students

Boy this summer has gone by so fast! I have been so busy doing in –services that I just can’t believe it is almost August .
My first in –service was from June 23rd to June 27th. It was called: Pedagogical Issues For Struggling Algebra Students Presenter: Terri Faitel
This was a great in- service and it went by so fast. I loved it Ms. Faitel is an excellent teacher and I would recommend taking any in- service or class that she may teach.
We learned how to teach several lessons using math graphic organizers, books and units on space.
She taught us several tricks using a graphic calculator.
Other key ideas:
Teaching using S.L.O.T. Students Learning Over Time.
Quotes from Richard Stiggins.
Assessment Crisis: The Absence Of Assessment For Learning by Richard J. Stiggins
Seven Practices for Effective Learning by Jay McTighe and Ken O’ConnorThis was my favorite one so far and I was dreading it the most because I am not a math teacher.