May 2012
oakcity:
All the habitat unfucking has made me a way happier person just in the last 24 hours. Clean your room, kids.
This is the first thing on my list after school ends.
Oh, four day weekend, why can't you be summer?
Mine is only three days, but same sentiment.
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roxannewright replied to your post: Nerdy
Can u post tge slides you are going to use?
Hmm. I’ll try. I can certainly do a photoset of the images.
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allisonunsupervised replied to your post: Nerdy
What kind of beer goes with Saturday night powerpointing?
LOL. I am drinking, as a matter of fact. Finishing off the Wolaver’s Wildflower Wheat I picked up last weekend ;)
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Nerdy
I’m putting together a powerpoint that I’m going to loop while my kids take their final exam. It’s got iconic/awesome science & biology images interspersed with quotes about science and biology.
I’m going to miss my kids.
I love my job.
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WOOOHOOO! DetroitSomething's students AP tests...
positivelypersistentteach:
THIS is why I love this community.
How I wish I could be a fly on the wall when he tells his kids!
Thank you to all who donated!
So awesome. Internet, you win today.
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Summer Music
Last summer, my music was the New Pornographers and Mumford & Sons. Plus a healthy does of stuff from the Rolling Stones’ “100 Greatest” list.
This summer, here’s what I’m predicting will be in heavy rotation:
the Black Keys
Weezer
the Beatles
Modest Mouse
Bob Dylan
the White Stripes
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
How is your summer playlist...
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something bad happened in my classroom today.
fornoesis:
the bad thing was the event itself, but my reaction to the event itself was also bad. i’ve been off for the past few weeks, especially this week. i suppose i might be starting to slack, knowing the year is coming to a close and my students have made so much progress throughout the year. i didn’t have any coffee today, and it was first thing in the morning, but my slow reaction time...
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Macroevolution done right
Important information alert: the new textbook I have for gifted biology has a brilliantly written and sequenced macroevolution chapter.
It’s logical, it answers all the right questions in the right sequence, and it is at the right reading level for my gifted 9th graders. There are sensible graphics (the diagrams are good! this is the unicorn of biology textbooks).
I can’t wait to...
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Grants and Science Fair
Next year, I am opening up science fair to my low-track ecology students. I think that completing a science fair project will be a good experience for them, and I have plenty of room in the curriculum to support them in class.
One of my concerns was getting supplies for the projects. In my gifted class, I offer very little in the way of supplies. Students know when they design their project that...
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Because by the Beatles
Today was an up-and-down...
Not in Teacher School: Without a DeLorean →
lhuddles:
mollyrockstar:
Teenagers literally have no understanding of cause and effect. They also do not understand the correct usage of the word literally. But I digress.
Students believe they can correct a semester’s worth of mistakes in a couple of days. They believe that a final or essay which is worth 10% of their grade can compensate for having a 26% overall. They also have problems...
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privilegedwhitegirl replied to your post: End
That’s how I feel too. Can we be single together though?
As if you don’t already know the answer to this :)
Seriously—I can’t wait to see you this weekend because it has been TOO LONG.
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End
I broke up with Boyfriend today.
I decided that I wanted to end the relationship a few weeks ago, but I did not want to break up with him during his finals week, so I waited. I’m glad I did wait because it gave me time to mull things over and feel confident with my decision.
He is a nice guy. I generally enjoy his company. But he just didn’t have what I think I need in a romantic...
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mb24jg replied to your post: The school is peaceful.
The people who matter love you and know that you are a phenomenal teacher. The department foolishness is out of our hands. Do what you need to do for your students and for yourself - that’s all that really matters right now.
Recently I was giving advice (lol, what do I know?) to onlynina about starting a teaching position and one of my...
Positively Persistent Teach: Help one of my... →
detroitsomething:
Dear followers, teachers, and the Tumblr #education community,
My name is Ray Stoeser and I am a second year English teacher at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit, MI. This year I had the amazing opportunity to be the AP Language and Composition instructor…
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Libraries and Lemonade: Maybe it's just me, →
itssnix:
librariesandlemonade:
but these all seem like pretty shabby reasons to unschool. Homeschooling and unschooling in the US education model might be right for some people, and there are lots of reasons for that, but these really bug me, both because they discredit a lot of the legitimate reasons people do it and because they’re traits and experiences LOTS of kids who wouldn’t benefit...
The school is peaceful.
Pretty much everyone is at graduation except me.
It’s sunny and breezy.
Our departmental politics have exploded this week, and today especially.
Now I’m sitting on the bleaches, looking at the empty baseball field, and thinking about what a coward I am sometimes.
What are three underread #education tumblrs you...
itssnix:
You know they don’t have the followers others have, and may never show up on suggestions…but they’re awesome nonetheless. So who are they? Link up below!
Libraries and Lemonade: Meandering thoughts: →
librariesandlemonade:
I think I would be much more comfortable with TFA, and similar programs, if they (and their boot camp style training time) were offered as a paid alternative to regular student teaching. Not to certification programs, but to the classroom experience portion. You’d still have to do regular…
It's Okay To Be Smart: You May Have Heard About a... →
jtotheizzoe:
Here’s a randomly-selected list of news headlines about it:
“Coffee drinkers may live longer, study suggests” … ok, not so bad. Surely the study suggests that somewhere? (More about that later)
“Can coffee help you live longer?” … Do you know the answer? Then just tell me. I mean, are you…
This kind of stuff happens too often with science reporting.
“If you had in this chair some of the people who developed quantum mechanics back...”
– Cosmologist Brian Greene, in an interview with The Daily Beast.
Investing in basic science must be disconnected from traditional returns, and instead viewed as an investment in the intellectual capital of tomorrow. It’s hard to put a price tag on inspiration, and Goldman Sachs has yet to write an...
iCal vs Google Calendar?
Anyone have strong thoughts? I’m transitioning my life to MacOS so I’m wondering whether I should start using iCal as my primary calendar or stick with my google calendar.
Thoughts? Opinions? I realize this is not pressing, but I’m trying hard to be more organized.
Beat Junkie: Today I Appreciated Religion →
itssnix:
djtk:
I am NOT a religious person … but I AM a teacher who has RELIGIOUS PASIFIKA students.
Therefore..
When I KNEW a boy had defaced the National Library books on loan to ME in our classroom.. I gave him a chance to come forward.. and he didn’t take it. When I saw the class later in the day, I sent a runner to get a Bible from another teacher.
I then told the class after SSR...
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Diplomas
Lab Manager: My nephew wanted a $300 frame for his college diploma.
Me: I don't know where mine is.
Lab Manger: Really?
Me: Actually I know that my cat ate half of my Master's diploma. But I don't know where the undergrad one is.
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NYC Educator: What Real People Think about State... →
jbizzle329:
misseducation:
Yup. Yup. I feel like all us teachers should post our real-life conversations with real-life non-teachers about how messy the system is against us. For example:
Me on testing (in September, January, and May):
Me: I have to test my kids this month. Friend/Dad/Brother: Wait, what do you mean, month? Me: Well, they have this test called the NWEA. They have to take...
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“The great end in religious instructions, is not to stamp our minds upon the...”
– William Ellery Channing (Unitarian, minister)
Libraries and Lemonade: I don't want to talk about... →
librariesandlemonade:
I mean, I think we need to talk about them, and it’s become a massive problem. Not that kids are taking on debt to pay for degrees—because that’s what we were told by every reliable person in the world to do until it was too late—but that the lenders are predatory in the beginning and in the…
This.
The sun is still up, technically
but I’m off to bed and hoping to wake up feeling 100% tomorrow.
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The History of Vaccines →
teachingscience:
A wonderful website on the history, key players and science behind vaccination. Providing clear science based information to the general public regarding the benefits of vaccination is critical given the current adoption rate of vaccination.
The animations are particularly well presented. I’ll definately be using the ‘How Vaccines Work’ animation in class. The animation...
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“When you’re president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then...”
– President Obama on why Mitt Romney’s record in the private sector matters (via barackobama)
I love my fellowship
It’s wonderful! It’s full of brilliant people.
I am the only one in my critical portfolio group that has actually (almost)completed a full year of full time teaching. My partners have both just finished student teaching. They are both older than me (not that that means much) and have more content education than me. Plus they’re just both smarter than me.
But you can definitely...