Our STEM Maker Fest is on Saturday. This weekend, one of my students made this video to encourage students from our feeder middle school to attend. It’s a great video. What’s really cool? She didn’t have to make this awesome video. She decided to make it of her own initiative because she really wants the… Continue reading Lanier STEM Maker Fest #edBlogaDay
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#ThankATeacher: Mr. Wedel #edBlogaDay
I was looking through my high school yearbook from my senior year in high school. As I read through what people had written, I found this note. It’s an interesting note for for a couple of reasons. One, I am now teaching chemistry, and I am finishing my ninth year of teaching. I guess helping… Continue reading #ThankATeacher: Mr. Wedel #edBlogaDay
Feeling appreciated #edBlogaDay
Today was one of those crazy, long, whirlwind days where you barely have time to catch your breath but at the end of it you realize it was a day filled with awesomeness. for instance, I took my engineering classes outside today to launch the soda-bottle rockets we’ve been working on the past week. Some… Continue reading Feeling appreciated #edBlogaDay
Teachers ARE professionals #edBlogaDay
Wouldn’t it be nice if teachers were treated like the professionals we really are? I have a unique set of skills and experiences that I believe sets me apart from other educators. I have an excellent rapport with students (at least I like to think I do), I am consistently working to revise and improve… Continue reading Teachers ARE professionals #edBlogaDay
#TeachingIs #edBlogaDay
Teaching is Inquiry and discovery. Excitement and frustration. Collaboration and chatter. Learning that is loud, and messy, and fun. Impacting the future every day. Developing relationships and leaving impressions. Laughter. Creating and connecting. Problem solving and making. An investment of time. Memory making. Important and vital. Love.
Sketchnotes experiment: Day 2 #edBlogaDay
Today we really dived into our gas laws unit. I started today’s lesson by reviewing some basic shapes to help with drawings when using sketchnotes. Mike Rohde outlines these in TheSketchnote Handbook. Almost anything can be drawn in sketchnotes using a rectangle, circle, triangle, line, and dot. We also looked at techniques for drawing people,… Continue reading Sketchnotes experiment: Day 2 #edBlogaDay
Chasing balance: my biggest concern about teaching #edBlogaDay
I have a weakness. It is finding balance in my life. There are 14 school days left in the year, and I am using this to justify the long days at school, the weekends filled with work, and hours spent in front of my laptop. However, there is always an excuse for me; the time… Continue reading Chasing balance: my biggest concern about teaching #edBlogaDay