tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post8399471384256213696..comments2023-12-20T09:23:04.085-06:00Comments on Adventures with the Lower Level: New Life for Old LabsTracie Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237663751076265379noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-71675237382263972632010-07-22T11:52:49.564-05:002010-07-22T11:52:49.564-05:00Tracie, this is transformative! I am looking forw...Tracie, this is transformative! I am looking forward to your observations of how the modeling technique works with your students. What I like about it, is that it gives your students a framework for the vocabulary and concepts, they have already seen it in action so they have something to connect the vocabulary to.Mrs. Tenkelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-41899760420481406262010-07-18T16:26:50.696-05:002010-07-18T16:26:50.696-05:00Tracie, Thank you for these posts! I agree with F...Tracie, Thank you for these posts! I agree with Frank that your perspective and insights as you are going through the workshop are fabulous. I am hoping to have other non-modeling teachers from my school read your thoughts to help the conversion :)<br /><br />KrisTrohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335079250823051226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-11371974468801881852010-07-18T10:23:36.014-05:002010-07-18T10:23:36.014-05:00Steve - I also teach Earth Sciences and am looking...Steve - I also teach Earth Sciences and am looking into ways I can model with those as well. One year, teaching Meteorology, it seemed like everything we talked about happened within 48 hours. Snow, thunderstorms, hailstorms, you name it. We all got REALLY nervous the day I said we were going to talk about tornadoes! Sometimes, it just works.<br /><br />maddogdelta - Oh the whining! Modeling is similar to how I teach any way, so I have heard it before. My favorite day of the school year is when someone in class finally tells his partner, "she's not going to tell you the answer." I have done my job :)Tracie Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237663751076265379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-46693493772953972212010-07-18T10:12:52.620-05:002010-07-18T10:12:52.620-05:00Coming from a different direction here... someone ...Coming from a different direction here... someone put your blog on the "Modeling" Listserv, and I decided to come on over.<br /><br />Brief history here: Spent 25+ years in private industry, decided to teach when I got laid off (IT, the only job specialty that gets laid off quicker in a downturn is corporate trainers.. yes I was a corporate trainer for 10 years).<br /><br />The school I'm getting my masters from teaches modeling to their physics candidates. Last year when I tried it out, I got a lot of push back, so I gave in to the whining. Big mistake.<br />This year, I will not give in to the whining, and will see the modeling all the way through.<br /><br />Good luck!maddogdeltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657824720032887242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-40423430483026211182010-07-18T09:09:34.451-05:002010-07-18T09:09:34.451-05:00Tracie-
Great stuff! Just to add to your new appr...Tracie-<br />Great stuff! Just to add to your new approach to labs: As a geoscience teacher, I would use real time or near real time data in my labs, and have kids analyze it looking for patterns, concepts, etc. One year, after a weather unit that relied heavily on a particularly active (and concurrent) hurricane season, one kid remarked that, "you didn't teach us about weather, the hurricanes did!"Steve Klugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323504598706560331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-72671645257025810582010-07-18T06:53:07.916-05:002010-07-18T06:53:07.916-05:00Jason - I know EXACTLY what you mean. Just like wi...Jason - I know EXACTLY what you mean. Just like with SBG, this is where I wanted to go, but couldn't quite get there on my own. I was trying to reinvent a wheel that I didn't know already existed!Tracie Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237663751076265379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-21543556615611144702010-07-18T00:14:01.670-05:002010-07-18T00:14:01.670-05:00Yargh. So jealous right now. Tell your modeling fo...Yargh. So jealous right now. Tell your modeling folks to send a workshop to San Jose right now. I feel like I'm soooo close to what you're doing but all those little probs I have have been worked out.Jason Buellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-5183484468472988352010-07-17T20:35:27.472-05:002010-07-17T20:35:27.472-05:00Ellena - I have looked at some of the curriculum w...Ellena - I have looked at some of the curriculum we will be covering and can't wait to try it out!<br /><br />Frank - share away! I think this will fit in perfectly with the way I already teach. Anything you can do to let people know that this is out there, please do.Tracie Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237663751076265379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-35614708016737844372010-07-17T20:25:09.285-05:002010-07-17T20:25:09.285-05:00I love reading these posts! Since you are writing ...I love reading these posts! Since you are writing from a participant's perspective, I think these posts do a much better job conveying the importance and impact of Modeling Instruction than if I wrote them as a practicing Modeler.<br /><br />If you don't mind, I'd love to share these posts with other modeling teachers and with my Twitter PLN. I'll wait until I hear from you.<br /><br />I know I said this previously, but thanks again for writing about your workshop experience. I know it will have a huge impact on other teachers who are interested in attending a Modeling Workshop.<br /><br />Can't wait 'til the next post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753011873410854596.post-37211935329336791402010-07-17T17:19:14.193-05:002010-07-17T17:19:14.193-05:00Great post!
Just wait until you meet the BCA tab...Great post! <br /><br />Just wait until you meet the BCA table. Ended my struggle with teaching (and students learning) stoichiometry!Ellena Betheahttp://blog.msbethea.comnoreply@blogger.com