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04/17/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A: During the Thanksgiving season the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged the “U.S. consumers not to eat any Romaine lettuce, retailers and restaurants not to serve or sell any” until the current E. Coli outbreak is resolved. This was on the local and national news for several days. Two weeks later I didn’t […]
02/08/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. It is also: A way to get the students in their seats, on task and thinking. It gives me time to complete tasks necessary for each class-roll etc. It is also an activity that is a smooth transition into the day’s lesson or a review of previous material. Here is an example: Q/A Feeling Down? Pay Attention to Your Language. […]
01/01/2019
Where Are You? More Important — Where are You Going? I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. It is also: A way to get the students in their seats, on task and thinking. It gives me time to complete tasks necessary for each class-roll etc. It is also an activity that is a smooth transition into the day’s lesson or a review of previous material. Here is an […]
11/22/2018
I like to begin each class with what I call a Q/A. I use it for: a way to get the students in their seats, on task and thinking. time for me to complete tasks necessary for each class- roll etc. an activity that is a smooth transition into the day’s lesson or a review of previous material. It’s 10% of their final grade. Q/A Intro Lebron James is 33 years old. He has been to the NBA finals 7 straight […]
05/03/2018
Human Growth and Development (Sex Ed) is the last unit of the quarter. Before I get there, I want my students to view this unit in context of their future hopes and dreams because ultimately that is where our emotions lie. I have never experienced a student who wrote down low, negative or horrible hopes and dreams. Their dreams are always high, good and beautiful. An important part of my student’s tests are cost/benefit analyses of their choices. The big […]
04/19/2018
I read a great article, 17 Things People Who Were Raised Right Always Do. I thought what a great activity for our students. I’ve rewritten it by making it specific to each student in terms of “You do. . . . .” It gives each student an opportunity to determine if they meet the criteria. If they do, great. If they don’t, they have an opportunity to set specific goals for improvement. At the bottom of […]
03/08/2018
When I interviewed for a Health teaching position, I was asked how I would teach Health. My reply was, I focus on one key thing, my student’s future hopes and dreams. The Principal pulled out our State Health Standards, tapped on the page and said what does hopes and dreams have to do with these Health Standards? My answer was, Mr. ____________ if you don’t have hopes and dreams, it doesn’t really matter what you do today. So, steal […]
01/08/2018
I do like the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s like the first day of school. It represents a fresh start or a new beginning. It’s an opportunity to exchange one desire for another. An example: I’ve decided to exchange my desire for my daily can of ice cold Coca Cola, for my desire to have a waist 2 inches smaller. I have a specific purpose. I want a slimmer look via the elimination of love handles. I’m willing […]
01/03/2018
Every day we are confronted with trivial choices and decisions that we must make. A choice implies I have to decide between this and that. Of course, doing nothing is also a choice. But, we let choices / decisions slide because they are trivial. We don’t sweat the small stuff; we let small stuff slide out of sight and out of mind. Sooner or later we are confronted with a BIG choice we don’t want to make. If I choose […]