Today I began creating activities for the second-year class on quia.com to review their vocabulary. They loved doing the quizzes last year, and these are less pressure - more fun. Each chapter has flashcards, concentration, a picture puzzle, and more to help them learn the meanings of the words. In conjunction with their 5x writing, category identification, 3x recitation, poem, and chapter usage as recorded in their notebooks, I think vocabulary will cease to be an issue for tests and quizzes.
Hopefully the productivity bug will invade the rest of my day as well and I'll get more planned than the list of topics.
New pressure - the doctor's office scheduled my surgery for Jan 11 instead of Jan 12. One day sooner = less time to prep!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Am I Nesting?
Organization efforts at school are well underway. Students are beginning to notice that supplies are neatly stored and visible, so they no longer have to ask to borrow a pencil or pen, where the stapler or calculator is, or if I have an eraser. Does this mean I'm nesting?
I am certainly not doing it at home. My evenings consist of playing with a small boy and propping up my feet while watching terrible television. I have the most wonderful husband on the planet who does everything else. Soon, though, I'll have to sort the boy's toys and create some room for Katie's playpen and a rocker in the living room.
The emphasis on organization at work is certainly a reflection of my growing concern that I will not complete all my lesson planning on time. It is infinitely more difficult to tell someone else what to teach (and how) than to teach the material yourself.
Then again, if I spent more time typing up lessons, and less time reading and blogging, I might make more progress.... Nah.
I am certainly not doing it at home. My evenings consist of playing with a small boy and propping up my feet while watching terrible television. I have the most wonderful husband on the planet who does everything else. Soon, though, I'll have to sort the boy's toys and create some room for Katie's playpen and a rocker in the living room.
The emphasis on organization at work is certainly a reflection of my growing concern that I will not complete all my lesson planning on time. It is infinitely more difficult to tell someone else what to teach (and how) than to teach the material yourself.
Then again, if I spent more time typing up lessons, and less time reading and blogging, I might make more progress.... Nah.
Monday, November 15, 2010
I can't believe I'm doing this...
7 1/2 months pregnant, planning daily lessons plus future lessons for my leave, and teaching a night class in computer literacy - and now I decide to start blogging. What on earth am I thinking?
I'm thinking this might be a great way for students to keep in touch while I'm out with Katie. They can ask questions, chat, talk about JCL, whatever. I'm thinking this will be easy to do while Katie sleeps. I'm thinking I can access this from anywhere (unlike Facebook) and post updates about my progress, while checking feedback from colleagues anywhere in the world.
That's what I'm thinking. Yes, I know I'm crazy.
I'm thinking this might be a great way for students to keep in touch while I'm out with Katie. They can ask questions, chat, talk about JCL, whatever. I'm thinking this will be easy to do while Katie sleeps. I'm thinking I can access this from anywhere (unlike Facebook) and post updates about my progress, while checking feedback from colleagues anywhere in the world.
That's what I'm thinking. Yes, I know I'm crazy.
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