http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/high-stakes-science-tests-will-your-students-be-ready
Getting students prepared for the AIMS test is always the focus in schools. Preparing them to the best of our knowledge in reading, writing, and math has been the goal for the past few years. Now we are suppose to add another wrench into the mix...science. Being an elementary school science teacher, I know that is a very difficult thing to do, especially when students have a difficult time getting into science. This article really helped put things into perspective on how to try and prepare my students for the future science AIMS test. The article states several good concepts into preparing the students, but I believe the number one way to increase test scores is student attittude. Positive mental preparation can help students succeed when they are anxious. We as teachers can help in this area by "modeling" good, positive attitudes. Express positive expectations about their ability to perform well. If we are postive, then maybe they can be postitive and lower their anxiety and stress levels.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Week 8: When the Book? When the Net?
http://fromnowon.org/when.html
Being in a "technology" world, you would think to find information the best place is the internet. Well that is not always the case. The article sums up when to use a book and when to use the net. The author states, "A student recently asked me where was the best place to learn about the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Internet. I dashed onto the Net full of confidence, having recently located the VIRTUAL LIBRARY for HISTORY. I thought I had a wonderful list of sources which would return hundreds of valuable documents. Not so! More than an hour later I was still wandering around with almost no information to show for my efforts." This sums it up perfectly. It is very easy for us to get caught up in the 21st century technology and think ALL information you can find through the internet. I do not believe that is true. The above quote tells you what books can still offer learning and education. Never give up on books. They will always be there to help, when technology can't.
Being in a "technology" world, you would think to find information the best place is the internet. Well that is not always the case. The article sums up when to use a book and when to use the net. The author states, "A student recently asked me where was the best place to learn about the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Internet. I dashed onto the Net full of confidence, having recently located the VIRTUAL LIBRARY for HISTORY. I thought I had a wonderful list of sources which would return hundreds of valuable documents. Not so! More than an hour later I was still wandering around with almost no information to show for my efforts." This sums it up perfectly. It is very easy for us to get caught up in the 21st century technology and think ALL information you can find through the internet. I do not believe that is true. The above quote tells you what books can still offer learning and education. Never give up on books. They will always be there to help, when technology can't.
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