Business Cards

Have kids make a business card of subjects they are good at. They are then posted in the classroom in groups and students can ask others for help depending on the subject.

NEED

Didn't use:

Seasons info from Science of Energy Kit Station 3
Electricity/Circuit info from Science of Energy Kit Station 6
Conductors and Insulators from EnergyWorks Exploring Heat 5
Electroworks- use for magnets and electricity

GPS/Math

do gps with decimals in math

Thesis/Boys Reading & Writing

www.guysread.com

Jon Scieszka- Guys Write for Guys Read

Boy Writers: Reclaiming their Voices- Ralph Fletcher

Energy Ideas/Scientific Method

• As part of Mini-Society, have kids create an energy plan for Michigan/their business/our country.
• Do scientific method unit at the beginning of the year with energy efficiency (comparing light bulbs, checking energy meters at their homes)
• Compare fuel efficiencies of cars (get info from dealerships- field trip to dealership?)
• Sit down with utility bills and use it for math- how much do things cost?
• Project Based Learning for school with energy
• Teach the connections between energy usage-fossil fuels-global warming
• https://www.dteenergy.com/community/videos.html for loaner videos from DTE
  

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PLAN

#1: Form a gender gap school improvement committee (August-Sept.)
#2: Site-based research- needs assessment (Sept.-Oct.)
#3: Analysis of research (Oct.-Nov.)
#4: Plan training emphasis based on results (Nov.-Dec.)
#5: Professional Development Training (Jan.)
#6: Staff Implements Strategies (Jan.-ongoing)
#7: Needs assessment (April)
#8: Analyze data, determine additional strengths, weaknesses & opportunities for growth/development/improvement (May)
#9: Put together further training (May-summer)
#10: Professional development (sustained)

Children's Books

Home of the Brave (Japanese American internment)

When I Was Puerto Rican

The Very First Thanksgiving Day- R.G.Greene

Freedom School Yes (hidden curriculum)

The Ledgebook of Thomas Blue Eagle (Native American)

La Mariposa

When I Grow Up- Tina Louise

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding

***The Name Jar***

Website Resources

www.100people.org (demographics worldwide)

www.sacredtexts.com (new england primer)

www.urbandictionary.com (know what your kids are saying)

freedomwriters.com

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/excellence/lat-bibliography.pdf (latin american book resources)

www.librarything.com (book database)

Movies to See

PBS 2004- A Story of American Education

October Sky

Half Nelson

This Film is Not Yet Rated

Legends of the Fall- 1994

Smoke Signals- 1998

In the White Man's Image

The New World- 2005

Stand and Deliver

Freedom Writers

TV Comedian- Carlos Mencia

Another One

I am not an organized person. I take notes that I later lose or never go back to. I have LOVED having a reading blog. Finally, I have found a format that works for me to keep track of my reading and share my reading life with my students. This is now going to be my format for keeping track of teaching ideas.

From class today (differentiated instruction):

• Instead of having a reading-specific binder for all kids, have one binder per kid with every subject inside of it. Some of what is in it will be determined by me, and some of it will be chosen by them. Store them under my new desk, perhaps? Pull them out for every reading/writing conference, train the kids to bring them with any time they talk with me about their work.
  
• Encourage students to use professor DB's strategies for becoming independent workers. #1: As yourself if you know the answer; #2: As your team/classmates; #3: Take a number and wait for the teacher to come to you. Teach them not to be "velcro kids", always at your side asking questions instead of thinking for themselves.
  
• Related to taking a number- I am envisioning using numbers such as the ones they use at Culver's or another restaurant in which they bring food to your table after you order it at a counter.