Posted on December 28th, 2006 by bookwyrmish
I’ve been busy adding an art installation to my technology studio this week, and I’m really excited about it. Not only does it add warmth and interest to the studio’s biggest, blankest wall, I think it embodies what I want our students’ technology studio experiences to be.
Namely: Student-centered. World-aware. Definitely not flat–and [...]
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Filed under: My Middle School Tech Class, Tech Among Teachers
Posted on December 23rd, 2006 by bookwyrmish
I thought it would be really helpful to keep track of the cool stuff that I have heard about and want to try out on its own page here. So, I have added a Tech Resources Page and am starting to fill in the details–I will try and do that in the order of [...]
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Posted on December 17th, 2006 by bookwyrmish
I am currently enjoying teaching Information Media in a small, Quaker, not-for-profit school set waaaaay off in the countryside away from any large metropolitan area. Locals describe us as being 3 hours from everywhere (being NYC, DC, and Philly).I love being a “Specials” teacher. My classes have three strands: Literacy and Literature appreciation (K-level [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2006 by bookwyrmish
I’ve made contact with a Middle School 190 miles further south in our Susquehanna River Watershed. This Spring, both schools will be researching and collecting data on the Susquehanna, and I am hoping to help our students, and our faculty, connect.
I want our students to update the data from our original watershed study, but [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2006 by bookwyrmish
The middle school years are not years I remember fondly, and most adults I speak to share the sentiment. It is particularly easy to feel lost and undervalued during these years. Or, to feel as if you don’t fit in. Even students in small, nurturing environments (or those homeschooled in family units) may [...]
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Posted on December 4th, 2006 by bookwyrmish
From time to time I interrupt the regular flow of class to share about something newly emerged on the web. I call these a “bit of cool” and they really help my kids who need extra time to transition from one activity, like our typing teaching program, to another activity.
These updates have included a [...]
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