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Sunday, November 18, 2012

HOW TO TEACH SCIENCE.

                                                    THE FACTS BEHIND LEARNING SCIENCE
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Elementary schools in Kansas and four surrounding states have drastically reduced or even eliminated instruction in scien...ce because teachers feel pressured to improve performance in math and reading, according to a survey conducted by a Kansas school superintendent.


George Griffith, superintendent of the Trego school district and a member of a Kansas committee drawing up new national science standards, told the Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday that he surveyed more than 900 elementary teachers in Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska as part of a doctoral dissertation.His survey found as many as one in five elementary teachers in the states are reporting science grades on student report cards, even though they don't teach the subject or test pupils in it, The Lawrence Journal-World reported (http://bit.ly/ZsspOV ). The teachers said pressure to increase performance on reading and math tests prompted them reduce class time for science.

"I identified that a little over 55 percent of our K-6 teachers have decreased science education," Griffith said. "The average was between 30 minutes to an hour per week that they have cut it, with the main reason that they want to focus on reading and math assessments."

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Report-Science-reduced-in-Kan-elementary-schools-4036406.php#ixzz2CdVGfxd5



.Times are changing. But in elementary school very little science is taught. We tend to isolate teaching depending how the scores look. We have hurt the student because we do not teach the whole child. Get back to problem solving and teaching the whole child and away from isolation teaching of subjects.


Study: It isn't teacher, it's method that matters

www.azcentral.com

Study: It isn't teacher, it's method that matters , A study by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, now a science adviser to President Barack Obama, suggests that how you teach is more important than who does the teaching.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

EVENTS AFTER RETIREMENT

IMPORTANT EVENTS AFTER RETIREMENT

1. MOVED INTO NEW HOUSE WITH REMODELING COMPELETED.
2. MOTHER BROKE HIP AND HAD HIP REPLACEMENT AND TOOK CARE OF HER AND MY DAD FOR 6 WEEKS
3. WIFE HAD HIP REPLACEMENT AND I AM PRESENTLY TAKING CARE OF HER.
4. APPLIED FOR GAME TRUCK WHICH BRINGS FIELD TRIPS TO THE SCHOOL.

GAMETRUCK EDUCATION

GAMETRUCK EDUCATION

THIS YEAR I WILL BE APPLYING FOR A JOB WITH GAMETRUCK EDUCATION.
I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THE WEBSITE TO REVIEW. IT IS MATH AND SCIENCE BASED. THEY HAVE GREAT INSTRUCTORS THAT LIKE TO HAVE FUN AS YOU LEARN. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ORDER A BUS TO PICK YOU UP BECAUSE THE BUS BRINGS IT TO YOU.
http://www.gametruckparty.com/parties/education.html


Saturday, June 16, 2012

SUMMER RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES

SUMMER RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES

  1. I have spent most of my time working on my pad, that I will be moving to in a few months. As of today I have received bids on interior painting, flooring, bathrooms, and kitchen. Updates will follow. Retirement is pretty cool so far. The only problem is I still get up at 6:00 am. I guess my body has to adjust for the retirement journey.

Floor is finished and now the painter is working on the whole inside of the house. It will take one more week to finish. Then the handyman will do some remodeling on the bathroom wall and kitchen lighting. We also have the pull out shelves guy come out to estimate the shelves for the kitchen. Life as a General Contractor. Plan to move by the middle of July. I also had to rewrite this because of some typo errors. That is what happens with retirement. Picture will follow later. The painter is now working on the inside of the house.


The painter has just finished the inside of the house. It looks great.




Next comes the handman to remodel a wall to the bathroom. Pictures coming soon.


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Friday, May 25, 2012

Promotion video

I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE DEDICATION  2012 EIGHT GRADE

http://youtu.be/K2Ofzc0FWGI
MY VIEW OF EDUCATION AFTER 39 YEARS
http://youtu.be/VqSqOJsQS6c

Sunday, May 6, 2012

RETIREMENT DEDICATION

RETIREMENT DEDICATION



I personal needed time to process my coming retirement. I think the best way for me is to make a slide show with some words of wisdom and some good old thanks to everyone involved with my career. Every person who I touched added to my development as an individual. Thanks again to everyone.











Friday, May 4, 2012

CAMP SURF 20012

CAMP SURF AND RETIREMENT SPEECH TO STUDENTS


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

HISSING COACHROACH BIRTH

HISSING COACH ROACH BIRTH





HISSING COACHROACH

THE STORY BEHIND THE HISSING COACHROACH

THE FLOWERING WORLD

FLOWERING WORLD


Sunday, April 22, 2012

LIGHT IN A BOTTLE

               A SIMPLE INVENTION FOR THE POOR

http://cctv.cntv.cn/documentary/

CHECK THIS NEAT LINK.


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

SAFETY FIRST

YOU MUST ALWAYS BE SAFE IN SCIENCE CLASS.
http://mcooki.es/209438

Friday, February 3, 2012

DIVERSITY OF LIFE


DIVERSITY OF LIFE
THIS NINE WEEKS WE WILL BE STUDYING WHAT IS LIFE? WE  WILL DIVE INTO HISSING COCKROACHES, MEALWORMS,EARTHWORMS AND MICROORGANISMS. WE WILL STUDY FLOWERS AND PLANT A FLOWER GARDEN. WE WILL KNOW HOW TO USE A MICROSCOPE AND MOUNT SLIDES.WE DO ALL OF THIS TO GET READY FOR IMPERIAL BEACH-CAMP SURF. I WILL PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH PICTURES OF OUR HANDS ON UNIT.









jared is all red :)
t shirt boy



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