Nothing really profound or useful to blog about now...but that's never stopped me before!
This week I thought I would have more time to plan ahead to the next unit that has to start on Tuesday, but as usual I got bogged down by specifics and details. Of course the election results were a main factor there. For their election scrapbook project, many students had been following the Georgia governor race, Florida senator & governor races, and the Arizona senate election --- which are still undecided! I needed to keep researching and following the news for all 4 elections, while also doing some modifications on the fly (as often happens when doing a project for the first time).
In the end, I think the scrapbooks turned out pretty well. I need to formally assess most of them this weekend, but for some reason I'm typing this blog post instead.
Oh yeah, I had a bit of drama in the middle of the week:
This week I thought I would have more time to plan ahead to the next unit that has to start on Tuesday, but as usual I got bogged down by specifics and details. Of course the election results were a main factor there. For their election scrapbook project, many students had been following the Georgia governor race, Florida senator & governor races, and the Arizona senate election --- which are still undecided! I needed to keep researching and following the news for all 4 elections, while also doing some modifications on the fly (as often happens when doing a project for the first time).
In the end, I think the scrapbooks turned out pretty well. I need to formally assess most of them this weekend, but for some reason I'm typing this blog post instead.
Oh yeah, I had a bit of drama in the middle of the week:
I really appreciated the reply tweets to both messages, even though I did not respond to all of them. At one point on Wednesday I was writing a speech in my head that I would deliver to classes -- something about respecting natural rights and sticking up for others. It probably wasn't going to work, so I'm glad I abandoned that idea. Still, the issue of "being professional" with students who have done horrible things remains problematic.
Next week, after a brief hiatus from flipped-video assignments in favor of the Election Scrapbook tasks, I'm back on the wagon with one of my Top-5 favorite video lessons:
Next week, after a brief hiatus from flipped-video assignments in favor of the Election Scrapbook tasks, I'm back on the wagon with one of my Top-5 favorite video lessons:
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