Week 27, Day 4: Is it Easter Vacation yet? Teaching techniques

ODD BLOCK SCHEDULE: Same lesson as yesterday.  Intro Student Periodic Square start Hindenburg.

Choir out again today so movie day. I updated grades, kids ramped up and I'm ready for next week to end.

Perhaps the choir kids being out for the 4th day in a week is getting the students hyper excited, also the sunny warm weather is helping the kids get a bit wild.

New York Times article about teaching techniques and merit pay.  Very good. I really like the links to videos of excellent teaching techniques.An aging dinosaur like me is appreciating this.

I hope this helps,

Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!

It's not Magic, It's Science!

richardkinney@cusd.com

http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney

Week 27, Day 3: Choir kids gone, more artsey Chemistry.

Even block. Hindenburg video. Student periodic Square.
Choir is out again today and this week so I'm doing videos in place of notes or labs.

Lost moring prep time having to cover morning duty because some colleagues not showing up to their duty.

I created this STUDENT PERIODIC TABLE assignment as a fun way to make a connection between students and chemistry.  It looks so neat on the wall with all their pictures, especially when the put photos of them when they were much younger.