Making Steps: Future Plans

Following the previous post, it is time to look to the future. Which way to go? Here are some ideas: Tackle some questions regarding climate change using wikis perhaps. I have done units like this before using a socratic seminar. I saw an interesting post on Julie Lindsay’s blog about the fishbowl technique used by [...]

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Making Steps: Human connections, science content

As the end of the semester draws near I thought it a good time to reflect on the gains made in class. Its amazing how curriculum and learning can snowball so quickly as the year goes on. One thing leads to another, blending in to what came before. At times it feels like really little [...]

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Can Computer Labs Support Technology Integration

How does a computer lab fit into a technology integrated curriculum? That is the question my team has been asking. In the end I think the answer is that a lab, with signups, schedules, and removal from the main classroom cannot support a technology integrated curriculum. We are not a one-to-one laptop middle school so [...]

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