Elaine, I loved living in Goshen those years. Our kids were almost 2 and 5 when we moved there so Goshen was where they grew up at. I used to go once a year to see old friends and hit Shipshewanna once a year but it's been years now. Our favorite festival was the Sunflower festival at wolf lake each fall. A lot of happy memories!
I refuse to try to post again because my posts have disappeared twice today already before I can even hit post. So frustrating and it happens way too often.
Men, that's cool that you lived in Goshen. We go there often. We enjoy the bike trails. I went to college there but have little campus interaction at this point in my life.
I was asked if spiders were insects and remembered they were in the animal kingdom. But I had to review to see what kingdom viruses were in. If you teach science, what taxonomic kingdom do you place them in (if any)?
Can anyone help me find the best way to post jobs for teachers? Our daycare is presently hiring Kindergarten and Pre K teachers and I don't know where to look for anyone interested!
A substantial fraction of many people's days is spent worrying about what others think of them. If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we'd all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and on our jobs.
I am carting kids around l...See MoreOn a perfectly gorgeous summer morning, I sped to spinning class on my bike to get there on time. I was sweating profusely before I even started class. It was a new routine and we worked our upper legs very hard. I got off that bike at exactly 17 miles. The ride home was enjoyable and relaxing as I coasted along.
I am carting kids around later this afternoon so I am glad I had that morning time to myself. Now I might try to fit in a short nap. Lunch was leftover grilled salmon, brown rice with chopped broccoli. I am still hungry. I am glad the family already ate the donuts to prevent me from indulging in something I shouldn't
Men, I love the image of you speeding to spinning class, love the redundancy. I'm thinking of Shuffletown as you post your meal and winking at your donut story.
Judy, yes, I'm feeling better--thanks for being so thoughtful; stitches come out on Friday. You're doing the multiple venue exercising popularized by jrod and Bev,
I walked 6841 steps today plus my yoga class.
Do miles driven count? I think I put on 80 miles today as I drove to 4 towns in our county for various meetings. I was feeling smug until I chatted with a "Yoder Toter" (that's local vernacular for people who provide motor transportation for Amish). She'd been in 3 different counties today, sometimes multiple trips. She started at 5:30 a.m. and expected to finish at 9:00. Wow.
men52Elaine: I used to live in Goshen in Elkhart County for nine years. I laughed at your Yoder toter comment. I knew a couple of people who drove Amish around but I don't recall that moniker. Now neighbors named Yoder were plentiful - like Miller, Hershberger, Schwarzenruber, etc Thanks for the memory!
2. Do you feel the technology helps students to think m...See MoreI did not get many responses from my last post so I compiled some questions for my interview. I need three different teachers to respond. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please answer the following questions:
1. What types of technology are available in your classroom?
2. Do you feel the technology helps students to think more in depth?
3. What types of questions do you think about to integrate technology when creating lesson plans and instruction?
4. Do you feel technology integration is a step in the right direction?
5. What types of technology do you feel are better for classroom use, for example are laptops more beneficial than tablets?
6. Do you think students experience more from technology than standard teaching techniques?
7. What are some of the problems you have encountered in the classroom from integrating technology?
8. Do you create a backup plan in case the technology fails?
9. Do you feel technology is user friendly for all students or do some struggle to learn from the devices?
10. Do you feel technology makes your job easier or harder?
flackaI wrote out all my answers and they disappeared when I scrolled to see the last question - sorry, I am not going to re-do it. Hopefully someone will have better luck with the technology LOL
2. Do you feel the technology helps students to think more in depth? Yes, depending on the purpose of the task
3. What types of questions do you think about to integrate technology when creating lesson plans and instruction? availability of devices, length of lesson plan, amount of time needed to teach the technology
4. Do you feel technology integration is a step in the right direction? In most cases yes. I would caution against using technology for the sake of technology.
5. What types of technology do you feel are better for classroom use, for example are laptops more beneficial than tablets? chrome books are on the top of the list because of students being able to work online from another location by signing into Google
6. Do you think students experience more from technology than standard teaching techniques? Depends on the depth of the tasks
7. What are some of the problems you have encountered in the classroom from integrating technology? Haven't had too many issues other than hardware issues - students moving keys, dropping the device etc. It doesn't happen very often, but it is a concern.
8. Do you create a backup plan in case the technology fails? Yes, always be prepared
9. Do you feel technology is user friendly for all students or do some struggle to learn from the devices? Most are able to learn from one another if they struggle
10. Do you feel technology makes your job easier or harder? easier