Wed, Oct 12, 2011 10:21 PM in Time Management
Thank you so much for your response! I really liked that article. It was a good way to think about setting expectations in the beginning of the year so that students know how to behave. I also like the example of using toy cars in the chapter you showed me. I am actually doing a lesson on Newton's second law, specifically focusing on the relationship between force and mass as mass increases. We a...
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Sat, Oct 08, 2011 8:56 PM in Time Management
As a student intern I am realizing how difficult it is to teach all that I plan to teach. I want to be better at time management. I realized this when I taught a lesson on friction. We did an experiment using three ramps with different surfaces. We used the same item, and let them roll down the ramps at the same time. The students were really engaged which was great! I didn't want to rush it. Stud...
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Sat, Oct 08, 2011 8:43 PM in Excited for Science!
I love what you mentioned Laura! If students are not interested or engaged in science, then they will most likely not retain the information. As a prospective teacher, I am trying to think ahead. I want my students to love science so that learning is a fun experience for them! Last week I taught my fifth grade class a science lesson on friction(I intern for a fifth grade class). Instead of talking...
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