So, a friend is going great guns with show me, a very cool app, that is for ipad. Which means it is of no use to me. But I had a play with powerpoint, and it turns out it is pretty simple to make a pretty good wee video using power point, and whats more,Continue reading “Making videos – getting braver but still not brave enough”
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letting students up the front
This week, My year 10 classes (I have 2) took some time out from content, content, content, and did a mini research project on an acid or base of their choice. While it was good for them to have a break from me, & even pracs, it was great for me to be able toContinue reading “letting students up the front”
Under pressure
I love David Bowie, and I love Queen, put together they are amazing. We have practice exams coming up. And the kindest way I can describe my classes right now is casual. They just don’t seem to care. Meanwhile, I am tearing my hair out trying to come out with ways to motivate them (yelling,Continue reading “Under pressure”
Term 3 madness
So, term 3 is here already. I am trying to hit the ground running… Today I had my first go explicitly using Solo taxonomy. I used the hexagons (generated by the free ap here) as a starter for my yr 11 Genetics topic. It worked really well, and I found my students where already familiar withContinue reading “Term 3 madness”
End of term – where did it go? Oh that’s right, reports.
So, I am a bit embarassed that I didn’t blog for over a month. But things just got crazy there for a while. This term seemed to be all about reports. I hate reports. I don’t mind writing comments – I spend time on them and do my best to make them individual and specific.Continue reading “End of term – where did it go? Oh that’s right, reports.”
I still learned about friction Miss.
This week I have been pulled in all sorts of directions, and it has showed in my classes today. I wasn’t quite prepared, things didn’t go according to plan, I forgot that 23 of my year 12’s were out on a field trip so I only had 5, I didn’t have the equipment I neededContinue reading “I still learned about friction Miss.”
Aaa AAa OOooooo
I have got me a wolf pack. A small, rogue wolf pack, and a pack none the less. This week I went to the 21 steps course it chch. Day one was preaching to the converted, day 2 was very useful nuts and bolts stuff – I wish there had been more time spent onContinue reading “Aaa AAa OOooooo”
Hopeful
So, first week of term 2 – it is all go. I’ve jumped onto the #hackyrclass feed, and am going to try the suggestions as they fit. I really liked the one from week one – developing a growth mind set – and I think it is very important for myself and other staff atContinue reading “Hopeful”
learning new things
I am sitting in a puddle of sunshine on my sons bed as hubby paints the kitchen ceiling – heaven But I have learnt a lot of new things in the last 3 days – specifically how to tile a wall. As a teacher, I often forget how hard it is to attempt something youContinue reading “learning new things”
