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• ePortfolios: Show Me That You Know It

  Yesterday I was privileged to present for the third time at SDE's Extraordinary Educator's Conference. I talked about a topic on which I have presented about... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Curriculum Mapping Isn't Really About the Maps.

  I've been doing some research the past few days on curriculum mapping software. I've been looking at the ins, outs, upside-downs, and sideways of 4 different... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Transitioning.

  

  In my new habitat. I know I haven't blogged in a while. I have been very busy transitioning between my old job and my new administrative job. It's been a... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• My Last Day of Teaching

  

  My husband sneakily took this picture of me in my classroom on the last day of school, working away on some last-minute grading and record-keeping. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• We're Supposed to Be Helping Students Move Forward.

  We are currently having discussions regarding how to improve the student transition from 8th to 9th grade. A lot of our 9th graders come in with the idea that... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Another Use for Screencasting: Exit Slips

  My Physical Science students are currently working on their final exam project. I am working on a longer post about the project itself (because I and my student... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• The Problem With Asking Questions

  I have read about effective feedback. I try to give feedback on student work in a quality manner, I really do. I try to limit it to what I observe, make it... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Collaboration is Learning.

  

  I will miss collaborating with my colleagues next year when I step out of my classroom and into an administrative role. I miss it even now while I have a studen... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Make It Matter

  **This post is a bit of a science teacher rant. I apologize for that, but this is something I just had to get out of my brain.So you've taught these 15 year-old... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Never Say Never

  Sometimes I look back on my life and wonder exactly how I got to where I am, because some of it certainly isn't where I intended to be.I was the painfully shy... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• More On Multiple Choice.

  

  In a recent post, I talked about how I am wanting to phase out multiple choice in my classroom. So what did I do at work most of last week?Write a multiple... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• So The Videos Aren't Perfect.

  Because I spend most of my time in my dark, quiet science prep room these days while my student teacher slaves away setting up conditions for learning in my... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• More About MentorMob & Checking Out Edcanvas

  Because my student teacher is now teaching all of my classes, I am currently without a classroom to call my own. This means that there are all sorts of cool... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• No More Multiple Choice. Please.

  

  It has been a while since I have blogged. That's because my life has been a whirlwind of activity lately, with me taking on some things that have made my life... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Let Them Sprawl.

  

  I rearranged my desks a while back and ended up with a lot of empty space in the middle of my room. Being in possession of two X chromosomes in every cell, my... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• White Noise on My Whiteboard

  

  What you see above is what I did after school yesterday. I wrote a lot of objectives, agendas, essential questions, and vocabulary on my boards. I am required t... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Sharing the 1:1 Goodness

  Yesterday I had the privilege of spending the day with a few great teachers from McHenry High School District #156 in McHenry, IL. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• How I Accidentally Built Relationships With My Students

  Last week my life was filled with grades, scoring, more grades, parent phone calls about grades, and even grades other teachers were giving students (one of... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• These Days Are Those Days

  Have you ever had a day where you felt like the most ineffective teacher on the planet, feeling like you should lock your door lest the teacher police come and... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE

• Annoying Questions I Ask Myself

  

  I spent all day yesterday and most of this morning planning for the first week of our new semester, which starts on Monday. I have reviewed, revised, rewritten... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 SCHOOLING, SCIENCE