I am currently a student in a Credential Masters degree program. I have to do some lesson planning activities and was wondering if a good idea for a class lesson would be a socratic seminar. If you think it is a good idea to do this activity in what way should I have the students participate? Should I give them roles before hand or give the lee way to use their own creativity? Also any other lesson plan ideas for standard 11.3.3 "Cite incidences of religious intolerance in the United States (e.g., persecution of Mormons, anti-Catholic sentiment, anti- Semitism)."
I teach a 3 hour ela class to middle and high school--at the same time. There are about 16 students grades 6-12. can anyone advise me on how to plan the class and keep it fun? Im in Florida. I work in a juvenile detention facility.
Psychologist B.F. Skinner was born in 1904. When asked about the future of ...See MoreWriting prompts by James Wayne for March 17 - 23 have been posted and are linked below. Following is just a sample of the stellar prompts for next week. (BTW, the first prompt for March 19 will resonate with some readers here. Perhaps we can discuss on this board.)
Psychologist B.F. Skinner was born in 1904. When asked about the future of computers, he said, “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” What do think he meant by that?
In 1942, two American scientists describe element 94, which they named “plutonium,” after the newly discovered planet. If you discovered a new element, what would you name it? Describe what a new element might be like, and why you chose the name you did.
French scientist Louis Pasteur began work on a vaccine against anthrax in 1877. Pasteur had already proved that microorganisms cause disease, and had invented a way to purify milk and other liquids that cannot be boiled. This process was named pasteurization, after him. If something was to be named after you, what would you like it to be, or to do?