Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't been active on this site. I am taking two on-line classes and KICKS science so I have been fairly busy. Hope to become active on the site.
Hi Rachel,
We are just finishing up for year 11 and 12 students - they have a one week study period and then three weeks of exams. Next year (starting at the end of January) I will be teaching a Victorian Certificate of Education class in Environmental Science to year 11/12's. This year I had a blog and a ning for them at: http://vceenviroscience.edublogs.org and http://environmentalscience.ning.com/
I love teaching Environmental Science - we do Energy and the Greenhouse Effect, Biodiversity, Pollutants and Environmental Mangagement Systems, with quite a few local case studies and excursions.
What is your favourite area of teaching?
I currently teach 11-12th graders. I am not exactly sure what we could have our students work together on due to the age difference. Let me know if you come up with anything; I'll mull it over as well.
Hi Rachel,
Which levels do you teach? My year 7 and 9 students (aged 13 to 16 year olds) are interested in some collaboration with international students, if you have that access. You can see some of their work at:
http://voicethread.com/share/151593/ (light microscope)
http://voicethread.com/share/118702/ (separating mixtures)
http://voicethread.com/share/118753/ (water cycle drawings)
Our superintendent sent an email about creating a policy regarding the use of communication tools between teachers and students. This is the proposal. While I understand the need for caution, I'm a little concerned about something this broad put i...
November 6
Dr. Dan Bird Question: How active is this Ning? Thanks.