Summary: Jokes: I'm a 7th grade life science teacher, so we often use microscopes. My room is a retro-fitted science classroom, so I don't have big lab benches for microscopes - instead I bring in my power cords from Christmas lights. The first time any class uses microscopes, we spend a good ten minutes of class going over the procedure for plugging in and turning on the microscopes. One particular fifth period I had just instructed the students to plug in the microscope and turn them on - and after sufficient wait time announced "At this point, everybody should be turned on." This is when I got some very strange looks from a group of boys in the corner, and all I could do was laugh. Earlier this year, I was reviewing Celsius/Fahrenheit conversions. I was explaining to the kids that there was a messy mathematical formula we could use to do these conversions, but for our purposes I helped them out and gave them a side-by-side picture of the two thermometers that they could draw lines across to make the conversions. "This way you all can avoid the getting your hands dirt with all the math for now." To which one of my smartalic boys blurted out "But what if we want to do it the dirty way?" As the rest of the class burst into laughter, I chuckled inwardly and then explained that we'll have plenty of chances to get our hands dirty in science this year, but this won't be one of those times. Kate K. From the Twitterverse: * Ransomtech "If a podcast can capture everything you do in class, you deserve to have nobody coming." http://bit.ly/3LGs2N * SimpleK12: Don't miss this: Exclusive4 Admins/Tech Coords The importance of ur teachers using Virtual Field Trips in the classroom http://bit.ly/2KQIe3 * blairteach: RT@colonelb Do we need a new high school model? Will our K-12 culture even allow us? http://bit.ly/VJQCS * zoe1971: RT @web20classroom: An Interesting Graphic from #edchat on Information Overload....http://is.gd/4YQzQ * kate_k: Best example I've seen of using Facebook for course-management! The teacher even uses 'events' for due dates. http://bit.ly/gpDrh * TWilliamson15: Just Posted:http://bit.ly/1suaS4 We're Talking...But Who's Listening? A rambling piece generated from numerous conversations today... * web20classroom RT @kelleygarbero: RT @MATH_IS_IT: Great Algebra activities to reinforce learning, http://bit.ly/p2ETB * kjarrett: Love this too - @mcleod's Don't teach your kids this stuff. Please? - Dangerously Irrelevant http://ow.ly/CrGQ * russeltarr Mathematics in Movies: Nice list for Maths teachers building up a DVD collection!: http://tinyurl.com/mahrna * web20classroom RT @stevejmoore: #ncte everyone follow my colleague @kristinlhoward ! She just joined Twitter and needs your connections! * drmmtatom Education Week: Bill Would Replace Key Federal Literacy Programs: http://bit.ly/7r4EQI via @addthis * AngelaMaiers What Does Learning Mean 2 U? New 30 sec. vid/post http://bit.ly/8WvVcG Would love to hear/see your response #WDLM2U * web20classroom Yep...Santa Claus is following me...I hope I get coal this year...with the price of fuel going up and up and everything.... NMSA09: Taking the Challenge Out of Challenging Students – Unlocking the Mystery of Hard-to-Manage Kids Diana Day Dr. Debbie Silver: Helping Teachers Find the “Beat of Their Different Marchers” Website: www.debbiesilver.com password: iamateacher
