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I just attended the EduTecher info. session presented by Adam Bellow. The sessions talked about http://www.edutecher.net, which is a website that contains a vast amount of web tools and resources for both teachers and students. Great site–although I haven’t visited … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed taking this class for one main reason–I was able to learn a lot about tech tools that will help me in my own teaching–so I’d say that that was the highlight of the class for me. Specifically, … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this task. As a teacher, it is important that I understand Bloom’s Taxonomy. Why? So that student’s can take on an increasing level of the cognitive load as the lesson progresses. Let’s take a look at one … Continue reading →

After reading Keith Devlin’s rant on thinking vs. remembering, I found an interesting blog entitled Gas station without pumps which I found on another class member’s blog. Below is my reply: I agree that the best pedagogy begins with a good … Continue reading →

I’m having some diff.s linking this, but before you get started here check out the Pythagorean T-shirt at Zazzle.com with the two legs and the hippo. Classic! I struggle with how productive asking students to perform the three tasks mentioned … Continue reading →

Below is a list of sample tasks that could be used to measure a student’s comprehension of Bloom’s Taxonomy and a short explanation of assessment that could be used: Knowledge: SWBAT find the mode, mean, median, and range for a set … Continue reading →

Please find an example of a student task focused on data visualization entitled “Scatter Plot Basketball” at the following link: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3620.html. I thought this was a great lesson for showing students how to use scatter plots. The lesson asks students … Continue reading →

Different types of assessment By  Goal (definitions taken from http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx) Formative-part of the instructional process. When incorporated into classroom practice, it provides the information needed to adjust teaching and learning while they are happening. In this sense, formative assessment informs … Continue reading →

Do Now Activity: students will be shown 2 circles and will identify the angles measures within each circle. Objective: SWBAT interpret and determine 4 out of 5 times single and double variable data as shown in circle, bar and line … Continue reading →

“This is how the odd habits of the ultrageek who tracks everything have come to seem almost normal.” Gary Wolf’s article was pretty fascinating. Technology is changing our lives in such a way that it is possible to monitor our … Continue reading →