I love PhD. comics in case you can't tell.
This one was sobering.
Check out NIH, NASA, NSF, and Education....combined, it is still less than the interest we pay on our debt. Very interesting. Is it sad to admit that I honestly had no idea that this is how the federal government has allocated our money? I had some idea, but the proportions not so much.
18 April 2010
17 April 2010
Labs, labs, labs...
So I'm sitting here at Sweetwaters grading some labs. Students had to go to a few different stations and do mini-experiments.
This is the first lab that I gave them lab roles: equipment managers kept track of the time, and data managers made sure data was consistent between partners. Students had one night to complete the lab.
My questions for you all out there:
1. How can I get the idea that "data manager" is not the same role as "person to be copied off of by all"?
2. Do you think the amount of time they had to collaborate (one night) was an issue? It's kind of classroom policy (set up at the beginning of the year) to only have one day to do things (fyi).
This is the first lab that I gave them lab roles: equipment managers kept track of the time, and data managers made sure data was consistent between partners. Students had one night to complete the lab.
My questions for you all out there:
1. How can I get the idea that "data manager" is not the same role as "person to be copied off of by all"?
2. Do you think the amount of time they had to collaborate (one night) was an issue? It's kind of classroom policy (set up at the beginning of the year) to only have one day to do things (fyi).
09 April 2010
April!!
April's here...not too many showers, but those flowers are already coming up!
Well, in the last month, went to two conferences: MACUL and National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). I LOVE learning from other teachers!
Some good memories:
MACUL:
- winning a Wii remote holder to make my own smartboard
- eating a large number of donuts in the car (correction: watching others eat lots of donuts)
- learning how one school was transformed by project based learning.
- spending some time with MACers!
NSTA:
- learning TONS about misconceptions in learning, and sparking an initiative in learning more about HOW to best address them after you figure out what the heck they are
- petting a penguin
- learning how one teacher scaffolds in scientific behaviors in her class to prepare them for rather amazing project based learning experiences
- staying with a friend from RI at a hotel in Chinatown in downtown Philly
What were some of your favorite conference memories? Have you gotten to try anything in the classroom?
Well, in the last month, went to two conferences: MACUL and National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). I LOVE learning from other teachers!
Some good memories:
MACUL:
- winning a Wii remote holder to make my own smartboard
- eating a large number of donuts in the car (correction: watching others eat lots of donuts)
- learning how one school was transformed by project based learning.
- spending some time with MACers!
NSTA:
- learning TONS about misconceptions in learning, and sparking an initiative in learning more about HOW to best address them after you figure out what the heck they are
- petting a penguin
- learning how one teacher scaffolds in scientific behaviors in her class to prepare them for rather amazing project based learning experiences
- staying with a friend from RI at a hotel in Chinatown in downtown Philly
What were some of your favorite conference memories? Have you gotten to try anything in the classroom?
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