Posted on June 25th, 2009 by mssigman
Today I am thinking about how I feel in long meetings that don’t really relate to what I want to know. I’m thinking about that “glazed-over” look that comes to my eyes and brain. I see this reflected often in my students. They get that same “glazed-over” look. They are not interested in long presentations. [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Science, Technology Literacy, Web 2.0, pdmeme09
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by mssigman
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Summer can be a great time for professional development. It is an opportunity to learn more about a topic, read a particular work or the works of a particular author, beef up an existing unit of instruction, advance one’s technical skills, work on that advanced degree or certification, pick up a new hobby, and finish [...]
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Filed under: Technology Literacy, Web 2.0, pdmeme09
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by mssigman
Having taken classes online and in the classroom and taught in the classroom both with computers and without computers I have learned a few things.
1. 21st century skills include CREATIVITY, collaboration, time management, problem solving…and a few others I can not name off the top of my head. Students need to have a very different [...]
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Filed under: Technology Literacy, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, WiFi, internet access
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by mssigman
While applying for a summer internship position I had to answer the 6 essay questions about my teaching. It gave me a chance to reflect on my teaching life and philosophy. I am posting the questions and my answers here. Please feel free to comment as I have not yet turned in my application.
Teaching Experience: [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Relevance, SMART, Science, Technology Literacy
Posted on March 19th, 2009 by mssigman
As I have been ruminating about 21st Century Skills and my students I am trying to decide what skills are the most important that I should focus on at the middle school level. The skills needed to be able to compete in the 21st Century workplace include…
creativity
collaboration
flexibility
research
communication using multiple formats
self-directed learning
Those are the ones that [...]
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Filed under: Middle School Science, Relevance, Technology Literacy
Posted on May 8th, 2007 by mssigman
The two YouTube videos below are a part of a debate on the efficacy of interactive boards (read SMART boards) in the classroom. The speakers are policy makers for school districts as well as a representative from SMART technologies. They make many salient points.
My experience in this area would seem to bear [...]
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Filed under: SMART, Technology Literacy, Web 2.0
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by mssigman
I was reading the blog Cosmic Variance and came across this post called Absorbed in which the author apologizes for not posting recently due to her utter absorption in her current work. Below I am including a quote from the blog which I found illuminating:
This IS what science is like! When you get so caught [...]
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