Whew! I almost forgot to post the events that happened in class yesterday. We took a pre-test for the school year to see how much students understand various scientific concepts. As a teacher, I don't think it makes much sense to blindly teach subjects without first understanding the students' conceptions (and misconceptions) of the subject. I realize the test was long and many have not yet completed it. However, sacrificing this amount of time to identify student strengths and weaknesses will be gained back multiple times by not wasting time on concepts that students understand.
AuthorMr. Oliver is a middle school science teacher at Bitburg Middle School, Bitburg, Germany. He has been a certified wildlife biologist for 18 years, enjoys all forms of outdoor activity and spending time with his wife. He has two dogs (a Yellow Lab and a black Standard Poodle). ArchivesOctober 2011 CategoriesAll  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. |
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