Today was the first day that we had a "typical" day! Room 302 switched for Math & SS. Though it was an official switch day, there really wasn't any content - more rules and routines. I'm starting to feel like I need an MBA to be an effective classroom teacher...
SS- We went over binders and how to properly put them away in the closets (skinny end to fat end, so they don't slide). Ms. Conrad gave a PowerPoint presentation that included the following information: Teacher info, days of the week that SS meets, where to store papers (in the binders), what to bring to class (binder, pencil, free reading book), what is studied in 5th grade SS (Native Americans, 1492, Colonial America).
Teaching tip: Ms. Conrad verbalized how to deal with the most annoying thing about teaching - the "Oooo! Ooooo!" Hand raising. Very simply, she just said, "I don't take "ooooh! ooooh! hands." Done and done.
Math <3
Another powerpoint presentation - this time, it was about teaching in the 21st century. We watched a quick clip about how we're teaching the same way that we did in the early 1900s, but our students haven't know a world without laptops and cellphones. Time to integrate more technology! Students then signed a poster with suggestions on how to integrate technology into the classroom.
Dr. Morse informed the students that they would be creating their very own math blog! How cool?!! There's also an interactive Wiki where Dr. Morse communicates information to the class and poses challenges to them.
Science - Students were given the challenge of building a structure out of 10 straws, 10 paperclips, 1 index card and 1' of masking tape...oh, yeah! and the structure had to hold 6 dictionaries! To demonstrate how heavy 6 dictionaries is, Ms. Wink had students volunteer to hold out their arms and bear the weight - their faces were hilarious as the weight on their arms got heavier and heavier!
I read more from "Night of the Twister" - the students are getting into the book...and I am too! I'm reading ahead and, man! This book has some serious action scenes in it!
After School: I went over to BC and met up with my friend Tanika for dinner and a lecture by Gov. Deval Patrick. It was a great lecture - more of a conversation actually. He was so passionate about the power of education, and shared his educational journey with the group. He said that he would love to have more people come into the field of teaching after having a career...ummmm, Hi! That's what I'm doing! Please give me a job!
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