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Emily Libby
Florida International University
FL

I am a huge Harry Potter though I am currently reading the Inheritance series which is about the story of Eragon. My favorite animals are pandas, manatees, and llamas, and my favorite color is purple. I love playing music, especially in basketball band. My goals are to teach for a while, become assistant principal, become principal, and eventually work for a school district as a district official.

Public Collections
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Earth Space Science

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Ecosystems

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Forum Posts
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Wed, Apr 11, 2012 12:24 AM in The Flipped Classroom

I am wondering if the "flipped classroom" idea could possibly work in an elementary school setting, and be used to teach not only science, but the other subjects as well. Would it also help students perform better on standardized testing?

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Wed, Apr 11, 2012 12:24 AM in The Flipped Classroom

Kayla, I like the idea of letting the parents know in a letter about "flipped classroom", how it works, and benefits of using it. I am curious to see how it works so that I can one day use it in my classroom when I become a teacher.

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Sat, Mar 17, 2012 12:31 AM in Why are teachers afraid to release control of inquiry science to their elementary students?

I agree with the ideas previously posted about how the class can get out of control and not stay on task or students will play with the materials; however, students do need the freedom to explore and discover things. The class becomes more out of control if they are required to sit there and do book work all day because they get bored. It is time for teachers to let their students explore, but a...

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Reviews
Recent Reviews by Emily

Earth and Moon Collection

Wed, Apr 18, 2012 7:12 AM
Earth and the Moon Collection Review

I enjoyed the variety of resources used in this collection. The podcasting about the mapping of the moon was very informative and interesting. I had no idea that the Earth is farther away from the sun during the summer, and I thought that was interesting. You have enough resources here to teach a couple of lessons on the moon.

The Ocean Collection

Tue, Apr 17, 2012 11:27 PM
Review of The Ocean Collection

This collection contains a lot of great resources that can help you teach a lesson on the ocean and the different parts of the ocean. I liked the journal article about the layers of the ocean and the book chapters that include activities that can be done with students. The activities in each book chapter allow the student to learn more about the ocean by learning about ocean currents and ocean layers.

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