Sun, Jul 15, 2012 2:55 PM in PD Development, Standards, and Humor that Hits Too Close to Home
I have been asked that question for over 20 years and I asked it myself for a while. Then I learned how the brain worked. When we learn, even memorize, we make connections in our brains. The more of those connections we can make, the better our memories and our brains will function over the years. From elementary school on, I was asked to memorize different things (poems, speeches, etc.) I am...
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Tue, Nov 01, 2011 1:00 PM in Professional Development
It is interesting to read your post. I have been teaching for over 25 years and we did not get to learn that way. It was mostly "sit and get" back then. Staff development is still pretty much that way in may districts. On the school level, you may be lucky to have some days when you have presentations that have direct correlation to science. As far as the rest, you should use NSTA or regional...
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Tue, Nov 01, 2011 12:54 PM in Chemistry NOW resource
I wish I had known about some of these in previous years. They would have been great. I am going to make units with some of them and share them with the rest of my department. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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