Sat, Oct 17, 2020 12:11 PM in Connecting with Parents
Hello Izabela,
I believe that viewing teaching as a teacher-student-parent triangle is important because they are all connected. The first step in including parents in their childs' education begins at the start of the school year. Sending out a 'Meet The Teacher' letter is a great way to introduce yourself to all of the students and families. To continue to include parents and str...
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Mon, Mar 23, 2020 1:00 AM in Modeling a Remote Teaching Lesson on the Nature of Science (NOS) and the definition of a PLANET
Kendra,
I completly agree with you that mnemonic devices and cute songs are not the way to go about teaching the planets to students. It lacks actual scientific content. These skills are perfect for memorizing small things or things in order, but after watching the webinar we found out that there is just too much information to try and use a cute song to memorize it all. The more imporatnt thi...
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Mon, Mar 23, 2020 12:54 AM in Modeling a Remote Teaching Lesson on the Nature of Science (NOS) and the definition of a PLANET
2. How is that cutesy song/ mnemonic we learned (and then relearned with only 8 planets) limiting/stifling our students’ understanding about the number of planets in our solar system? (My Very Educated Mother Just Serve Us N…)
If I were asked this question before watching the webinar my response would have been entirely different than it is about to be now. The cutesy...
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