ASP Tech Club Visit #2

My second trip to Hyalite Elementary was a fun adventure into the world of actual teaching!  My partner Chantal and I were moved to the 2nd grade Tech Club, where we taught a lesson on local wildlife.  There are about 15 students and each one has a Macbook in class.  Our first lesson was to research one local animal species on the internet, and we will continue into next week, when the students will develop their personal experiences with wildlife into a digital story.  The students have been a joy to work with, and are very cooperative and smart.  They know the school better than we do, and are eager to help us out!  The teachers, personnel, and coordinators have been helpful and open to our ideas.  I have been surprised how smooth the transition has been from planning lessons in my classes to actually using them in a real class.    I really appreciate all the work the coordinators have done to make that possible.  The standards, curriculum, and methods are all a little intimidating, but I feel much more comfortable in the classroom than I expected.

Polleverywhere.com Podcast

Here is my podcast on www.polleverywhere.com, the internet poll website we used in class.