September 2009 - Posts
We have access at work to E-Chalk, which has a component that allows teachers to write their lesson plans and share them. FINALLY, the teachers who teach Physical Science met last week in my room, and divvied up the remaining topics for Chemistry. I took
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There's a story in Newsweek about bigotry. It uses research to "prove" that even babies are bigoted against those who do not look like them - i.e., skin color. (I use the word "prove" in quotes, because the research they cite may be seriously flawed).
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Awesome - this story is about 2 MIT students who accomplished the feat with off-the-shelf components.
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I found this on So You Want To Teach? I particularly liked tip# 10: Set aside one day a week to completely leave work by 4:00 It’s easy for me to say “never take work home” but if most teachers did that, they would be at school until 8:00 most nights.
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It's the start of the 5th week of school (we start earlier in the South), and I've decided to do a Good & Not-So Good List: Good: I've lost weight - about 20 pounds since my illness & recovery. Mostly, it comes from cutting out the junk foods and walking
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I've been reading Cocktail Party Physics for some time. Today's post relates to gas consumption and MPG - how does your car choice affect your savings on fuel. It's not as simple as some would try to make it. Share this post: Email It | Bookmark It |
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Life is getting better. My body is healing - cough almost gone, feet only sore on those days I run around a lot (more than 5 miles). I'm officially no longer a rookie - someone asked me where to find something yesterday, and I actually knew. I've memorized
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Good news - I can talk, my feet have (mostly) stopped hurting, and I've had 3 observations so far, with the feedback from 2 of them in - and they were GOOD! Yea!!!!! I'm getting to know my students, and they seem to be enjoying my class. No EXCITED ABOUT
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