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    11月30日

    Believe It or Not

     

    Less than 5 people were killed at the Boston Massacre.

    A school closed in 1962 because of an outbreak of contagious laughter.

    Pakistan has the world's largest canal based irrigation system.

    Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting.

    A jiffy is an actual unit of time.

    An estimated 690 million people live in Africa.

    Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy  to run  a TV run for three hours.

    Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents.

    Hitler was voted Time Magazine's man of the year in 1938.

    Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.

    "America" is named for the European explorer "Amerigo Vespucci.

    A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round.

    Approximately 34,000 children die daily  from causes that are related to poverty and hunger.

    The U.S. paid Russia $7.2 million for Alaska in 1867.

    The Apollo 17 crew were the last men on the moon.

    The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896.

    Parents typically spend about $7,000 in a baby's first year.

    Ukrainian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, created the modern day Christian calendar.

    The first state to give women the right to vote was Wyoming.

    Uranus has 27 moons.

    Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth & receive over 80 inches of rain every year.

    The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations.

    Angel Falls in Venezuela is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.

    An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.

    For more information & resources:

    Ripley’s Belive It or Not

    Amusing Facts

     

     

     

     

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    11月20日

    Christopher

    SLOW DANCE

    Have you ever watched kids
    On a merry-go-round?
    Or listened to the rain
    Slapping on the ground?
    Ever followed a
    butterfly's erratic flight?
    Or gazed at the sun into the
    fading night?
    You better slow down.
    Don't dance so fast.
    Time is short.
    The music won't last.
    Do you run through each day
    On the fly?
    When you ask How are you?
    Do you hear the reply?
    When the day is done
    Do you lie in your bed
    With the next hundred chores
    Running through your head?
    You'd better slow down
    Don't dance so fast.
    Time is short.
    The music won't last.
    Ever told your child,
    We'll do it tomorrow?
    And in your hast Not see his sorrow?
    Ever lost touch,
    Let a good friendship die
    Cause you never had time
    To call and say,'Hi'
    You'd better slow down.
    Don't dance so fast.
    Time is short.
    The music won't last.
    When you run so fast to get somewhere
    You miss half the fun of getting there.
    When you worry and hurry through your day,
    It is like an unopened gift....
    Thrown away.
    Life is not a race.
    Do take it slower
    Hear the music
    Before the song is over.

     Heading to Texas to see my son......

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    11月16日

    Take Me Away

     

    Virtual field trips are highly interactive Web sites that can take you away without the cost. CBS Virtual Field Trip Video explain concept. E-School news explains why virtual field trip are an attractive option.

    Let explore these…..

    The Blue Zones Quest is an educational project that gives students the opportunity to direct a team of scientists, explorers, and journalists as they travel to Blue Zones™ places where people live the longest, healthiest lives. It is supported by the National Geographic Society and the National Institutes on Aging. The free curriculum guide is full of lesson ideas for intergrating parts or all of the Blue Zones program into the curriculum.

    GoNorth! is a five-year adventure learning project.  It is free to the entire K-12 community. GoNorth! uses the allure of exciting Arctic dogsled expeditions and Arctic research as the vehicle through which K-12 teachers and students gain an understanding of science, social sciences, technology, and the cultures of the Arctic.

    Space Wander is a virtual space-trip to the depths of the Universe! All of SpaceWander's space pictures are real NASA images!

    Windows into Wonderland, is the National Park Service's series of electronic field trips exploring Yellowstone National Park. It is a set of charming Flash animations that intercut cartoons with actual photos of the park.

    National Geographic ‘s Lewis and Clark is an epic expedition across North America.  Teachers & students follow the expedition via journal entries,historical photos, drawings, and maps.

    MayaQuest is a virtual field trip that lets kids explore seven different archeological sites while they study messages from experts.

    Agriculture in the Classroom is a grassroots program coordinated by the United States Department of Agriculture. It has virtual farming tours.

    Estuary Live is a a series of videos that explores the estuary world. Teacher have used this site to extend their classroom.

    Reach the World  is an interactive website that enriches the school day by connecting classrooms to travelers on actual journeys across the globe.

    GOALS invites explorers of all ages  to travel to exciting online adventures. The GOAL is to intrigue you with virtual field trips, travel, adventure, science, technology and nature.

    This is a list of recommended virtual museum tours. American Museum of Natural History, Holocaust Museum Tour, The National Gallery of Art, The Mount Vernon Virtual MansonTour,  Colonial Williamsburg, The Metropolitan Museum of Art,  Tellus NW Georgia Science Museum, & The Great Wall of China.

    Use Walter McKenzie’s Virtual Field Trip Guidelines to help you plan your next adventure.

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    11月9日

    Taking Control of Your Time

     

    Think about this: time is about control. When you allow time to control you, you never have enough of it.  

    First step in management of time is to figure out how do you spend your time.

    Make a list of all the things that you need to get done in a given time period (day, week, month, etc.)

    1)    Approximate the amount of time each task will take

    2)  Eliminate any non-essentials

    3)  Prioritze the task in order of importance

    Goal setting is perhaps the most important thing you can do to manage your time more effectively. Your goal must be clear, specific, and it must be in writing where you can see it every day. You must have a detailed plan to accomplish your goal that calls for you take some action towards it every day.  Before you leave school at the end of the day, create a to-do-list of things you must do the next day. It’s nearly   impossible to remember everything that has to be done. Moreover, putting a task in writing helps you sort out what is really important. Anything not worth writing down is probably not worth doing. Making lists is also a powerful tool you can use to manage others.

    How you organize your classroom is up you. What is crucial is that it works for you. Your classroom needs to match the flow of your daily activities. Start with your desk. A neat desk helps you focus on the task at hand when you need to find something. Use Scholastics Class Set-up tool to help you design your classroom.

    A big time waster, according to many teachers, is "hunting and gathering." That is: looking for that missing lesson plan, collecting tools and equipment from students after completion of a project, searching out that IEP that was due yesterday, procuring books for a unit.  Effective time managers are masters of organization.  If you are one of the chronically disorganized, the task may seem daunting. If so, start with one area at a time and work your way around your classroom.  

    Here are a few more time saving tips:

    • Throw out unused materials.  Ask yourself, “Do I really need those worksheets?”
    • Keep a student work station. Students turn in and pick up materials and assigned work. Keep a supply paper & pencils handy. This works especially well in middle school, where students seem to regularly forget their supplies. I also recommend “golf pencils”.
    • At the beginning of the year, assign each student a number which corresponds to the number in your roll book. Instruct students to put their numbers (along with their names) on their papers. Then, when you collect the papers, simply have one student put them in numerical order. Marking grades in the book then becomes a snap because you are not jumping from name to name trying to find a particular student.
    • Every single paper-and-pencil task a student completes, does not have to be graded. Give checks for completion. You can also  allow students to self-grade or peer-grade when appropriate.
    • Assign tasks to students. If a student can do the job just as well as you can, then let her or him do it. Most students love having responsibilities.
    • Set aside blocks of time when you will not be interrupted. By setting aside blocks of time it will allow you to focus on your work.
    • Use a Rolodex file for phone numbers, addresses, PINs, e-mail addresses, and other frequently used information. A Rolodex file takes up less room than a pile of papers.
    • Rememeber to take care of yourself & health.  As teachers we can “Yes” too many times. We take on duties just because we were asked. Just say “No”!  

    All teachers in Britian have signed on to a “ National Agreement” to raise standards and tackle workloads in their schools. One of the key element is the Work/life Balance. The national agreement acknowledges that teachers often have excessive workloads and that every effort should be made to ensure that they, and by implication all other school staff, should enjoy a reasonable work/life balance. This short video sight some of the philospohy: Teacher TV- They Didn’t Teach Me That- Time Management.

     

     

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    11月2日

    Becoming A Master Teacher:

     

    Georgia Master Teacher

    A “Master Teacher” designation on Georgia teaching certificates identifies and recognizes educators who have positively influenced student achievement in the classroom. Web page and awareness sessions are available for more information. The Georgia Framework for Teaching helps identify knowledge, skills, dispositions, understandings and other attributes of accomplished teaching.

    Local systems promote and support the “Master Teacher” through identification and validation. A special PowerPoint was designed for redelivery of “Master Teacher” program process.

    Teacher apply for “Master Teacher” due to numerous opportunities for leadership roles, professional learning, and qualifying for the Academic Coach program.

    Georgia Code 20-2-205 established criteria for eligibility for Master Teacher”:
    1) provide evidence of student achievement and student progress
    2) must be a Georgia Public School Teacher
    3) must have a minimum of 3 years experience on a Georgia Clear Renewable certificate

    Teachers have two formats (CRCT or Non-CRCT) for applying for the program. They determine student achievement using 1 ½ years of CRCT data or non-CRCT data.

    Elementary School Educators

    Middle School Educators

    High School Educators

    Sections 1 & 3 on applications are standardized for both groups. The Application Verification form must have all signatures and must be filled out correctly.

    The application process for Master Teacher Certification 2009 opens November 1, 2008, and closes January 31, 2009.

     

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