Dear Colleagues, I am writing this post to ask for your assistance. I am a postgraduate student in Russian institute in Saint-Petersburg. I am about to write my thesis concerning Distance learning and E-learning in foreign education. I investigate theories, experience, problems and their solutions concerning using ICT in distance learning. What I need to [...]
Today was the introductory lecture in my first year non-majors Biology class. The course is called, “Microbes, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. As part of my first class I handed out a survey to get a feel for students’ understanding of microbes before the course starts. I included questions such as “What are [...]
Old Black Fly learns about House Flies <span class="collapse"> </span> Hang the fish net over the reading nook to display books about flies. This net represents a spider’s web.<br /> <br /> Add some plush House Flies to represent Old Black Fly.<br /> <br /> Though it is difficult to find non-fiction books written specifically about [...]
I’m in quite a pickle and I am not sure what I should do. Today I told a lie, and I think that it might come back to bite me in the butt down the road when I actually apply for a job. Let me explain… I am currently in a Master’s Degree program to [...]
As a first grade teacher, I teach rules, but always preface it with "there are always rule breakers!" The Spelling Blog
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Baby’s First Animals by Hinkler Books Why we love this book: We start reading to children when they are infants. This book with it’s simple colorful pictures and text are just what we look for when reading to baby. For toddlers, the one word pages introduce toddlers to the concept [...]
I’ve been off in BC, doing some field work and visiting family. Meanwhile, a new undergraduate student has started work in the lab. I’m lucky enough to be this student’s mentor for the summer, which means that we’ll be working on the same project (one of the sub-projects that is part of my PhD), and [...]
This is all fascinating. I agree with the distinction between burned and burnt. BTW, the spelling preference for burned swapped in the mid-19th century not the mid-18th. Just thought I'd point this out.I love the NGram analysis. Johanna, it's funny that you mention Canadians. I am Canadian, and yes, we're a confused bunch when it [...]
If you can’t beat ‘um turn them into a unit study! House flies appear out of nowhere, buzzing around annoyingly persistent. You could just try to battle them or you could turn them into a fun, activity-filled unit study. Come learn with Old Black Fly…<br /> Squidoo: Old Black Fly Unit Study
Will you teach spelling? Some home schooling parents use boxed curriculum, others use a variety of sources for the instructional materials they use to teach their children. In choosing the curriculum, it is important to decide what kind of focus that curriculum has and whether it fits with the parental teaching style and the student‘s [...]