Moving away from teacher centered tech many a times happens naturally when in the presence of digital natives. We know that collaboration, creativity and life-long learning are essential skills for the future. There is a fine line between setting standards, showing exemplars and boxing students in. But if there is no bar [...]
I just finished this interesting book:
Hirsch, E. D. (1987). Cultural literacy: what every american needs to know. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.
As one of my classmates stated “Hirsch believes many Americans are lacking “cultural literacy,” or a basic knowledge of any and all topics relevant to our country. He asserts that without background knowledge of cultural literacy, [...]
Sometimes content that is covered needs to be applied in extreme ways. Today when teaching higher level first aid to high school students this is exactly what needed to happen!
Today Ms. Smith played the part of a victim of serious injuries so that the lifeguarding class could authentically perform an initial assessment. Thank you Ms. Smith
Initial [...]
Lately with lots of students gone on various trips, I have found it hard to keep those absent updated on missing work and involved. I’m going out on a limb here and trying something a little risky….using Facebook. So I posted this on my school blog: “Current PHE 3 Lifeguaring candidates please join this group [...]
I came back to school after what I would confidently say was a refreshing and relaxing spring holiday I found the following message in my inbox from our Puxi HS principal, Mr. Knobloch.
“I want to inform you of a tragedy that occurred Saturday morning in Sanya involving a Concordia student that you will surely [...]
This morning my 8th grade students learned a little about how to safely move around and explore underwater environments while snorkeling. They successfully moved around the coral reef (aka the pool with lots of fake seaweed and plastic sea animals) with out touching or disrupting the environment.
At the end of their underwater exploration time [...]
