World History
My kids love this video as it hits both China and India which are the two units we are now working on and does it in a fun way.
- Tips To Parents From A Teacher
Recently I finished Think Like a Freak which tries to get people to think differently. It briefly discusses education and says that if we are ever going to narrow the achievement gap and/or improve individual student performance we cannot do it...
- Have Your Students Meet Foreign Students Online
Today one of my 9th grade classes had an usual experience. We had a video conference with a class of like aged students in Italy set up by Face to Faith. Yes the name gave me pause at first thinking about our First Amendment limitations, but...
- Intro To China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those...
- The World's Most Typical Man
I just found this at Freetech4teachers.com. It is a tremendous video showing who the most most average person is in the world and what are his (and it is a he) qualities. So in three weeks I will be starting my China unit and this will be...
- Comments In Google Docs
Almost all of my AP students now submit their essays to me via Googel Docs. I love it because since they now are using the platform for a number of their assignments in school, they look to see when I have graded the assignment (which is easy since...
World History
The Most Typical Person in the World
My kids love this video as it hits both China and India which are the two units we are now working on and does it in a fun way.
- Tips To Parents From A Teacher
Recently I finished Think Like a Freak which tries to get people to think differently. It briefly discusses education and says that if we are ever going to narrow the achievement gap and/or improve individual student performance we cannot do it...
- Have Your Students Meet Foreign Students Online
Today one of my 9th grade classes had an usual experience. We had a video conference with a class of like aged students in Italy set up by Face to Faith. Yes the name gave me pause at first thinking about our First Amendment limitations, but...
- Intro To China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those...
- The World's Most Typical Man
I just found this at Freetech4teachers.com. It is a tremendous video showing who the most most average person is in the world and what are his (and it is a he) qualities. So in three weeks I will be starting my China unit and this will be...
- Comments In Google Docs
Almost all of my AP students now submit their essays to me via Googel Docs. I love it because since they now are using the platform for a number of their assignments in school, they look to see when I have graded the assignment (which is easy since...