Although this is my 7th year teaching with my current school, this year has mirrored by “freshmen” teaching year in many ways. This year I’ve started teaching a brand new course, we’ve switched to completely new social studies curriculum, and every student now has a lap top with them for every class. It’s been enjoyable, …
Monthly Archive: December 2011
Dec 12
“To Boldly Go….
About 15 years ago, I was in the 6th grade and I remember a distinct conversation my teacher Mrs. Kormash was having with us. If we were standing in the room, I could take you to where I was sitting and where she was standing, talking about electronic books. Mrs. Kormash was sharing with us …
Dec 04
Not Yet Totally Flipped
Last year, a former colleague of mine, Brian Bennett, shared with our staff his efforts to model his chemistry class in as a flipped classroom. I was intrigued and excited by his efforts. I had been trying to implement more student mastery learning in my social studies classes over previous years, but lack of technology …