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Pretty Much Having Fun

We started our study of the Cold War last week with a video called “Pretty Much the Cold War.” Imagine Napoleon Dynamite narrating Dr. Strangelove and you get the picture.
After watching the video, students chose three Cold War topics to research and interrelate in a student-designed project.
What I love about student choice is that teachers [...]

Posted 30 April 2010 † Chad § ‡ Comments (4) °

Abrasions & Contusions

My wife got a new bike last week, so we brought out the tricycle for our little girl, and I dusted off my circa 1991 Lance Mountain Powell Peralta skateboard for our son.
Without over-sharing, I’m amazed at how my son is learning skateboarding. Every time he falls, he gets back up. He picks [...]

Posted 18 April 2010 † Chad § ‡ Comments (1) °

Small-group Gaming, Part 2: Baby Mario Steps

This Monday we dedicated a station to analyzing our data from last week’s small-group gaming.

Students used a formula to determine each group’s live lost to levels won ratio.
Students analyzed the differences in observed and noted behaviors between the groups with the highest and lowest ratios.
Students analyzed their own behavior to see if it aligned more [...]

Posted 29 January 2010 † Chad § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,