Like most of the state, I am trying to get my feet back under me after all of the snow days. Just like driving on a snow day, sometimes it’s hard to get the traction you need. Too much gas and you spin your wheels; too heavy on the brake and you slide out of control. Sometimes, even with your best effort, the car just seems to head the wrong way.The best way to make good positive headway is to find the right balance between catching up and moving on. For most of us, the Globaloria curriculum is a great tool to do just that. Those work in a self-paced environment and can pick up from where they left off before the snow. Several of our classes have other criteria that also have to be caught up. This can include any of our content standards to be covered and other activities that were that were left out in the snow.
In my Global Biology class (where I teach biology with the Globaloria platform and modified curriculum), I have been trying to wrap up a unit on mitosis that had stretched on for far too long. To handle this restart period, as well as refresh their FLASH skills, I am going to be meeting with each group this week and they are going to tell me what they will be adding to their project to teach about either mitosis or why cells stay so small. This will let them review the material once more after being tested, review the FLASH skills they have learned so far, and evaluate how to put the two together.
So, in following the title of this post, when presented with an abundance of snow, I am doing my best to make snow cones. What are your recipes for catching up after these stretches of bad weather? Share your ideas and suggestions by commenting on this posting.
Until next time, the snow cone stand is yours.
Bill Dorsey
2 comments:
Normally because of software issues I give little homework. However with the number of snow days that has changed. Students were to finish drawing their paper prototypes for homework and will record today. If students were missing assignments I asked them to download the trail version of Flash and finish anything they were missing. They are not happy about it but it is the only way I know to help "get caught up" because of all the snow days.
Another thing I do to help out my students who have fallen behind at any time, is to make my room available during lunches and one day afterschool. That way students behind can get caught up and those that are really into the production can maximize their result.
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