by Harrison | Jun 10, 2017 | Reflections
If I thought last week was busy, I was wrong. This week was my first full teaching week and I didn’t realize it last week, but on Tuesdays I actually have 6/6 lessons teaching. Double 10 science, double 8 science, 12 physics (observation/tutoring) then 8 math....
by Harrison | Jun 3, 2017 | Reflections
Wow. For most of my student life, I imagined that one day I’ll be a teacher and I’ll know what to do when I’m in front of my students. At the start of this week, I realised that this scenario isn’t a year or so away. It’s in a few days...
by Harrison | May 4, 2017 | Blog
I’ve been using Sketchup for the last few years when it came to 3D design as it’s free and quick to get into but it’s really only useful in drawing what you already have planned in your help. It’s not so good at actually finding a good design....
by Harrison | Mar 5, 2017 | Reflections
The difficult part with creating and using a marking rubric is differentiating between different levels of performance. Sometimes the only difference between a C and a B grade might be ‘satisfactory’ versus ‘good’ and it can be quite subjective...
by Harrison | Mar 3, 2017 | Reflections
Today we were taught about the role of assessment in learning. It’s not just about giving students a grade on their knowledge, it’s about measuring where students are at in their learning, where they need to go and how best to get there. All good topic...
