tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66838389692576577842024-03-15T18:09:44.800-07:00Bond with JamesBond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-76086895292489119352021-04-21T14:49:00.002-07:002021-04-21T19:00:28.561-07:00Ward's Science Water Quality Kit: Impacts of Key Environmental Factors<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><i>This post is sponsored by Ward's Science</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="color: #0e101a;">I've taught chemistry for 15+ years. In the past, I thought referencing examples of chemical applications in the real world as I was explaining a topic was sufficient. Additionally, I focused on the chemistry standards but realized that I wasn't supporting the vertical alignment of the science courses. For example, I might have referenced iron rusting outside as an example of a chemical change and set up a lab where students completed several independent chemical change experiments. However, I realized this was very surface level. </span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">After obtaining my Master's degree in chemistry, I realized that I could teach chemistry through an interdisciplinary environmental approach. For example, I could engagingly introduce Matter through a storyline connected to the atmosphere (e.g., the air we breathe). An essential question I could pose to my students might be: "Why is there so much talk about air quality?" Of course, some students might reply that we need to breathe. However, do they </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">und</em><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">er</span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">stand</em><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">, and can they link chemistry and the environment?</span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Recently, my campus had an issue with lead in the school water supply. There was a period when students joked about which water fountain </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">had more lead</em><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">. Of course, the situation was addressed and fixed. Yet, I started brainstorming ways to incorporate environmental issues involving water quality into my lessons. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Go3PBo_5vd8/YICbg7ntWdI/AAAAAAAACLk/DZAwPvElh5E-uCq3NSKJLJ_Wc0Y52wQugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/38.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Go3PBo_5vd8/YICbg7ntWdI/AAAAAAAACLk/DZAwPvElh5E-uCq3NSKJLJ_Wc0Y52wQugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/38.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water bottle station test using the Waterworks Bacteria Check Test Bottle</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I decided not to reinvent the wheel and looked up water quality activities online. I came across the Water Quality Kit (A): Impacts of Key Environmental Factors by Ward's Science. There was another version, but this particular kit included several topics right up my alley (as I have a specific interest in microbiology). Some of the topics included are:</span></span></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The effect of temperature on pH</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The effect of watercolor and particle size on turbidity</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The effect of temperature on coliform growth</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Impacts of water quality on living things, including microbes and macroinvertebrates</span></span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMu79IHCDAY/YICVffZwHJI/AAAAAAAACLE/tyraz8xfQ0IHHzR5OFZCr9czOb_SDhkigCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Bond%2Bwith%2BJames%2BHS%2B%25281%2529.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMu79IHCDAY/YICVffZwHJI/AAAAAAAACLE/tyraz8xfQ0IHHzR5OFZCr9czOb_SDhkigCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Bond%2Bwith%2BJames%2BHS%2B%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the supplies included in the kit.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">T</span><span style="font-family: arial;">he Water Quality Kit (A) was created and aligned to the NGSS Science Olympiad events. Texas doesn't follow the NGSS standards, but the kit is meant as a resource to help prepare students for the Olympiad. Again, I initially only cared about a resource to help me with the implementation of ideas. The Ward's Science Water Quality Kit (A) contains three multipart activities that students may be completed in any order, which helps when planning lessons. Many activities can be done in a single period, with a few requiring 2-3 days to complete. Furthermore, the activities include opportunities for the students to demonstrate their graphing and other fundamental experimental skills (e.g., setting experimental controls, developing hypotheses, etc.).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Tu9HWuUeX8/YIDHfbCPRKI/AAAAAAAACL8/FLcgL_eYumkKgNLkLh41cQ8Qc-xcIuW0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/33.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Tu9HWuUeX8/YIDHfbCPRKI/AAAAAAAACL8/FLcgL_eYumkKgNLkLh41cQ8Qc-xcIuW0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/33.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As far as materials go, the kit comes with most of the items needed to complete the activities. However, there are a few items that you will have to purchase, and these include: </span></span></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">an incubator or heat lamp</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">spectrophotometer (additional supplies to read absorbance)</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">consumables for pH testing</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">turbidity tube</span></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">container to hold 1 liter of solution</span></span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately, I did not have access to a spectrophotometer - which is something I am planning on purchasing in the future for other content-related applications. I googled "How to create a turbidity tube" and created one with materials that I had. </span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cICNSfIbbX8/YICW6NvxBNI/AAAAAAAACLQ/Xgq2DC4EvBUGU1wTkexxGCnFmEk2SZRjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/34.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cICNSfIbbX8/YICW6NvxBNI/AAAAAAAACLQ/Xgq2DC4EvBUGU1wTkexxGCnFmEk2SZRjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/34.png" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6a98vvFfLpA/YICW6BaH0rI/AAAAAAAACLU/d8Q7NP6T6GcwQ-kXjH95FNMygClHh3PigCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6a98vvFfLpA/YICW6BaH0rI/AAAAAAAACLU/d8Q7NP6T6GcwQ-kXjH95FNMygClHh3PigCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/35.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xnJlrV-7Hoc/YICW5yawo-I/AAAAAAAACLM/5wGe8EA4gtgR90oVi6nGgzdxHEu8M4h4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/36.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xnJlrV-7Hoc/YICW5yawo-I/AAAAAAAACLM/5wGe8EA4gtgR90oVi6nGgzdxHEu8M4h4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/36.png" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MgYPqTS38Y/YICW6U8FQDI/AAAAAAAACLY/AVD6B-aqQFoYbp39Z4wU1HcpsKKopzlKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/37.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MgYPqTS38Y/YICW6U8FQDI/AAAAAAAACLY/AVD6B-aqQFoYbp39Z4wU1HcpsKKopzlKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/37.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: arial;">How can I tie the experiments in Ward's Science Water Quality Kit (A) to chemistry standards? In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri caused record low temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the United States. Unfortunately, millions of Texas went days or weeks without electricity or water. Multiple cities issued water boiling notices. I used the winter storm experience to introduce students to the water treatment process. Several of the hands-on activities in Ward's Science kit apply to the treatment process (e.g., turbidity, the chlorination step, etc.). Furthermore, you could extend the lesson to other activities, such as checking nitrate or phosphate levels. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9Ne6luHOPg/YICbjGskHjI/AAAAAAAACLo/_qW8AyqkubIjy2frwnfO4_c3AETkVEpnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/40.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i9Ne6luHOPg/YICbjGskHjI/AAAAAAAACLo/_qW8AyqkubIjy2frwnfO4_c3AETkVEpnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/40.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: arial;">Unfortunately, I had to demo this for students this year (remote learning 20-21). However, I have the supplies and student pages. Hopefully, we will return to in-person learning next year, and students will have the opportunity to experience the activity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></span></p></div><p></p>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-72968012642309733402021-03-01T08:06:00.157-08:002021-03-16T22:47:17.137-07:00A Few Devices I've Used During Remote Learning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="322" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OG8b0gPQh1Q" width="387" youtube-src-id="OG8b0gPQh1Q"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-873d8536-7fff-d29c-0e55-23d96f17e84c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the video above, I switch between using the integrated software with external devices such as the <a href="https://logi.link/gd3ps" target="_blank">Logitech HD Webcam C270</a> and <a href="http://crew.bluemic.com/lde3k" target="_blank">Blue Microphones Snowball iCE</a>. Students immediately noticed the difference in quality between the two video and audio methods. According to the students, I no longer sounded like a "robot" but a "professional podcaster." Audio quality is and continues to be important in the remote setting, especially for my students who are non-native English speakers. Additionally, the Zoom call's auto-captioning function provides a more thorough closed captioning experience using the <a href="http://crew.bluemic.com/lde3k" target="_blank">Blue Microphone Snowball iCE</a> compared to the internal microphone. Some of my students sometimes have difficulty with their audio, and the only way they have access to the lesson is through closed captioning. Therefore, I need a microphone that can effectively capture and convey a high voice quality to the students. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The use of an external webcam, such as the <a href="https://logi.link/gd3ps">Logitech HD C270</a>, provides my students with a clearer image to view and connect with me personally. In the clip above, the integrated webcam quality is grainy and adjusts poorly to changes in lighting. Students noticed the difference when I made the switch to the <a href="https://logi.link/gd3ps">Logitech HD C270</a> webcam as they reminded me of a blemish on my skin π πand mentioned that they appreciated being able to view a clearer image as I taught. While many of the students leave their cameras off during the Zoom call, I hope that the webcam's clearer image will allow students to feel comfortable approaching me when we return to in-person instruction. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f9c58a6e-7fff-df68-465c-7224a8e1d59c"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">**While this is a sponsored blog post, I only take on projects that support student learning or my </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">ability to make instructional content accessible to students.</span></p><br /></span></div>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-33882627816578876262020-09-02T13:59:00.000-07:002020-09-02T14:00:08.669-07:00Density Lab (Acrylic Cylinders): Observe & Record Data!<div style="text-align: left;"><span color="" face="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This virtual lab focuses on observing and recording data from a density experiment. It is recommended that the individual rewind or pause the video to allow time to accurately and precisely record each measurement. When finished, calculate the density for each of the purple (<u>acrylic</u>) cylinders. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sIeWy26dov0" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you're a teacher using this in the classroom, you may want to create a Pre-Lab questionnaire. I normally have students create their own data tables. This lab is straightforward and is a great starting point for developing that particular skill. However, in case you're wondering, you could have students create something like this:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTcbeQTWkNhxZPYTPs1gsU7sj_hzL4o8XtcVe9QJNaUmAcdtXWWJu2DQEkyMfEACiprxY-bONcjZI00/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The purple cylinders are composed of acrylic. The true value provided with the activity set was given as 1.17 g/mL. If you Google the acrylic density, it is listed as 1.18 g/mL (or 1.18 g/cm^3). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I forgot to mention this in the video. Depending on your grade level and population of students, you should direct students to take the average of the values and use that to compare to the true value of acrylic. When creating a Mass vs. Volume graph, instruct students to draw a line of best fit. The graph will be a straight line. Of course, obtaining accurate and precise data from the video will be affected by various factors (e.g., <i>human error</i> ππ€£). However, I recorded data and calculated the density by watching the video, and my measurements were fine. Moreover, you could use the video as an opportunity to discuss recording accurate and precise measurements (i.e., significant figures/digits).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope this helps you and your students while we navigate distance learning during this COVID-19 era. </span></span></div>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-36472992984187909772020-08-29T23:05:00.004-07:002020-08-29T23:05:43.909-07:00Back to School with Distance Learning<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xBY9SHlBR-8" width="560"></iframe>
</div><p></p><p><span face="" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;">An overview of my Canvas course setup begins at 1:32. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;">The school board pushed the start of the school year back by three weeks and we will start with a distance learning program. As of now, I know the board sent in a request to extend remote learning by an additional 4-weeks. However, I do not know what the current status of that request is. Given my experience with creating blended learning activities for my students, the shift to creating distance learning material wasn't too difficult. However, my main issue lies with particular teaching strategies that I regularly employed in a face-to-face format. </span></p><span face="" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the event that we do go back, my focus is not to decorate or fix up my classroom because we most likely will not go to a regular schedule that involves students moving around. However, I'll speak about this in another vlog. Also, I will be able to show more of my Canvas distance learning setup and/or answer any comments people have about this particular vlog. </span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-20251033699837893402018-11-24T19:13:00.001-08:002018-11-24T19:13:39.089-08:00Teacher Lesson Observation: Ionic Bonding | A Week in the Life of a Teacher<div style="text-align: right;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lkcl1nPlUD4" width="480"></iframe></div>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-55528174681930671252018-11-17T12:14:00.001-08:002018-11-17T12:14:58.447-08:00Teaching at Title 1 Schools | A Week in the Life of a Teacher<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EQl90d8qL6g" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This week's vlog includes a 7-minute teaching warm-up and transitions into my reflection of the week; as well as my feelings about working and teaching at title 1 schools. </span><br /><br />
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However, teaching Pre-AP chemistry for the first time in 8 years combined with teaching at a Title 1 school and daily vlogging and editing for a weekly vlog release began to take its toll on me mentally and physically. Therefore, during the spring semester, I continued to record my lessons for self-reflection, but I didn't stress about editing hours of lessons for the A Week in the Life of a Teacher vlog. <br />
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This school year (18-19), I decided to scale back the amount of time I spent vlogging. For the most part, I record on a single day and reflect on the week or some topic that people have asked me about. I feel this schedule allows me to rest, relax, and not stress about additional work. <br />
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Although, I have made the decision to try and incorporate small segments of instruction from one lesson taught during my weekly vlog release. I this will allow me to support my original goals and provide a lens to anyone who is interested in teaching, especially at Title 1 schools. <br />
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For the record, just in case this needs to be stated, I do not believe Title 1 schools are terrible. There are multiple challenges that make teaching at a Title 1 school difficult. However, I enjoy working with the population of students that I serve and understand the commitment and dedication it takes to support them academically and emotionally. </span></span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-21861253926532186502018-08-20T20:58:00.000-07:002018-09-02T21:04:33.703-07:00First Week of School (2018-2019)<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Facebook post can't even describe how tired I was after my first week back to school. However, I had a great first week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can check out a bit more through my 2018-2019 First Week of School vlog.</span></div>
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Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-20607033658461742018-08-12T11:33:00.000-07:002018-08-12T11:35:36.362-07:007 Tips for New Teachers <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Did you hear that? It was the sound of <i>summer vacation</i> speeding past us like a race car on the Indy 500! Many teachers started or are about to begin their 2018-2019 school year. If you weren't aware, check out Facebook or Instagram for hundreds of posts about classroom hauls, makeovers, and tours. Don't worry, mine will be coming soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am fortunate to have an opportunity to collaborate with a fantastic group of secondary science teacher-authors. We have come together to give away four (4) $100 Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards. Additionally, many of us are hosting our own giveaways. Therefore, you the chance of winning hundreds of dollars worth of prizes.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Correctly type the sentence <u><i>in the right order</i></u> to enter the collaborative giveaway (it does not matter which teacher-authors blog you submit). My secret word is: <b><i>12. torch</i></b> </span></li>
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Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-11650982217126915572017-12-10T06:40:00.001-08:002018-02-11T21:18:21.318-08:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 15): Skipping Curriculum & A Snow Day?!<span style="font-size: large;">So, I skipped parts of the chemistry curriculum. I realized that I spent too much time at the beginning of the year reviewing math skills because many of my students were struggling in that area. It's also been seven years since I last taught chemistry. I'm rusty and I'm okay with that. I think the important thing is that I came up with a plan halfway through the semester to determine what I was going to cover, what I would push back and cycle in when I had the opportunity, and what I was okay with cutting out of the curriculum this school year. I could worry about it and beat myself up, but where would that leave me? I'd be an anxious mess, and I refuse to allow myself to feel like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday and Tuesday, my students worked on the Covalent Bonding Student Learning Stations. My A-Day classes started last Friday and were finishing up. My B-Day courses were starting them for the first time. The stations served as a review because the students had taken notes the class period before. The only issue I ran into was that this week was also our state's End-of-Course (standardized exam) re-test week. I had a few students that had to re-take one or more of the EOC exams and missed class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday, I covered molecular geometry with my A-Day students. It is the final concept that my students will learn for the fall semester. Before students took notes, I had them set up one last graphic organizer into their interactive notebook. The notes were short because students already had experience drawing a few chemical structures. However, they were unfamiliar with molecular geometries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I quickly explained how to use a reference sheet and then students had an opportunity to draw the rest of the structures using whiteboards. During this time I walked around and assisted students as needed. Unfortunately, I'm facing a bit of a dilemma. School was canceled on Friday (because the city experienced snow for the first time in years). My B-Day students weren't able to receive the lecture over the new content. I only have one more class period with them before they take the final next week. I was going to use our last full class period to review, but now I will have to give them an accelerated version of the notes.</span><br />
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<br />Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-86326745316243574612017-12-03T11:46:00.002-08:002017-12-03T11:56:22.923-08:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 14): Unannounced Observation & The Dancing Teacher?!<span style="font-size: large;">My students and I returned from Thanksgiving break. This week also marks the first time that I released two vlogs in one week.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Monday (November 27, 2017) through Tuesday (November 28, 2017)</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday and Tuesday, my students participated in an inquiry activity that introduced them to the concept covalent bonding and covalent compounds. While I've used molecular model kits in the past (7 years ago), this was the first time that I was going to allow students to explore the models before delivering instruction over the content. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Overall, I felt it went well. Unfortunately, I had to cut the time spent on the activity short because I needed students to put together their interactive notebooks over covalent bonding. We are going to use the pieces again to cover molecular shapes, and so students will have another opportunity to interact with the pieces after they have gained additional information about covalent bonding. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also had an unannounced observation on Tuesday. I predicted that it would happen during the final weeks of the semester. Overall, I felt it went well. Some people commented that they felt it was unfair to have an observation immediately returning from the Thanksgiving holiday. I didn't mind, and I also understand the life of an administrator, so it wasn't a big deal for me. Had I not been prepared then I might be singing a different tune.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday and Thursday, my students took notes over <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Covalent-Molecular-Bonding-and-Compounds-for-Chemistry-Interactive-Notebooks-1995640?utm_source=www.bondwithjames.com&utm_campaign=%20Covalent%20Compounds%20INB%20BWJ%20Blog%20%7C%20Vlog%2027-28" target="_blank">covalent compounds and bonding</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">. Not only did I do a little dance for my students, which you can see in the first 6-seconds of the vlog, but I also showed them a trick to help recognize (generally speaking) </span><span style="font-size: large;">whether a compound is ionic or covalent. That tip may also be seen in the vlog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Friday, my A-Day classes participated in another stations activity set, the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Covalent-Bonding-and-Covalent-Compound-Student-Learning-Stations-3418002?utm_source=www.bondwithjames.com&utm_campaign=Covalent%20Compounds%20Learning%20Stations%20BWJ%20Blog%20%7C%20Vlog%2027-28" target="_blank">Covalent Bonding Student Learning Stations</a>. I accidentally left the colored station signs at home - which is probably why I didn't take a bunch of pictures that day. However, I was also making sure I was checking in with each student individually to ensure they understood the concepts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't have much to write about this week. I had planned to read and grade my student writing samples from the Ionic Bonding Student Learning Stations. Unfortunately, I had to spend my final day of the fall break doing that. However, I was presently surprised by many of the selections. There were four task cards, and each card was a certain number of points. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Students had to earn 25 points, so that meant they had to select at least two of the four task cards to finish. Students could receive up to 50 points, but they had to complete all four writing prompts by the due date. Originally, I was going to mark on them, but the samples were so good that I decided to leave comments on Post-It notes. Next time I will skim through and make photocopies so that I can have unmarked work to use as exemplars in the future. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To end out my fall break, I shot another Facebook LIVE. I sometimes feel like I'm dying to get through a LIVE session and then I watch it back and think, "Oh...it wasn't that bad at all." Or, at least that is my own perception. You can check out the FB LIVE below to gain an idea of what I will be doing for the upcoming week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last but not least, Teachers Pay Teachers is having another site-wide sale - the FINAL sale of 2017! Depending on the teacher-author, you may be able to save up to 25% off of your purchases. <b>::cough, <i>my store, </i>cough::</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Start <i>stocking</i> up on your wishlist items now! Oh, by-the-way. If you don't know - you can earn credit towards your purchases by leaving (<i>constructive</i>) feedback on a teacher-author's TpT page. You can do this for previous or newly purchased items. When you log into your account, go to your My Purchases and scroll through your items. You should see a link that reads "Provide Feedback". It's that simple.</span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-56301224051016802062017-11-18T16:52:00.000-08:002017-11-19T16:53:55.824-08:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 13): Reclaiming MY Time!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week involved one day devoted to campus-wide testing. I originally was going to start a new topic but decided against it because of testing and our 1-week break for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you're curious about the title of my latest vlog, "Reclaiming MY Time," you can skip to the 3:03-minute mark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday, my A-Day classes received additional support regarding naming and writing formulas for ionic compounds that contained transition metals and polyatomic ions. At the end of class, they took a quiz. However, the quiz involved dice that had ion symbols on each side. Students had to roll the dice to provide 10 ionic compound combinations. In the past, I usually would do this as a class activity. However, I wanted to try something different this year. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, students either took the TSI (Texas Success Initiative exam) or an English benchmark exam. I had to proctor the TSI exam, and that turned out to be a nightmare. You can skip to the 6:30-minute mark in the vlog to hear the details on that. After the campus-wide testing ended, students had lunch and then reported to all of their B-Day classes. Since we tested until 1p.m., this meant that classes were 35 minutes long. I wasn't able to do everything that I had my A-Day students complete on Monday. With that said, students were able to submit their answers from the Ionic Bonding Learning Stations from last week.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday was an opportunity for students to catch up with missing work or labs; or get extra practice with ionic compounds because that was the last day for that particular topic. </span><span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday, my B-Day classes were able to complete what my A-Day students did on Monday; and Friday was also a repeat of Wednesday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nothing too exciting this week except for the countdown until our 1-week Thanksgiving holiday break. We officially have 3 weeks after our return until the end of the fall semester. I have my calendar planned out and will work on putting the Covalent Bonding Learning Stations together over the break. I also started mapping out my plans for our return in the spring semester. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe that we are halfway through the school year already; and that I actually pulled off vlogging every single week! To be honest, the vlogging did cause me to fall behind in regard to planning my semester. However, I made adjustments these last few weeks that have helped me maintain my sanity. I also have a plan for the vlogs upon our return from the winter break. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Monday, my A-Day classes repeated what my B-Day students did Friday; which is why I LOVE the A/B block schedule. I introduced students to ionic compounds and the process of ionic bonding through the use of interactive notebook notes, as well as practice with whiteboards. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Tuesday and Wednesday, my students participated in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ionic-Bonding-and-Ionic-Compound-Student-Learning-Stations-3481089" target="_blank">Ionic Compound and Bonding Student Learning Stations</a>. This set contained six stations (Literacy: Reading, Literacy: Writing, Exploration, Evaluation, Observation, and Organization).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The stations were a great way to help me reinforce what I had taught last Friday (B-Day) and at the start of this week (A-Day). In my vlog, I speak at length about changes I made based upon frustrations I had with the implementation of the stations with my first class (you can catch it at the 9:00-minute mark in the video at the top). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We actually started off the class with notes over polyatomic ions and depending on the class, we took notes over transition metals (as I had covered that with a few of the classes during the previous meeting). My students then had the opportunity to participate in the lab. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can check out additional clips of my students in action, as well as clips of myself teaching, in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5utOKa3Avs" target="_blank">High School Teacher Vlog 24 | A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 12)</a></span></div>
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Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-66401750112160717902017-11-04T22:57:00.000-07:002017-11-11T22:58:04.408-08:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 11): Exams and Halloween!<div style="text-align: left;">
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Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-46560006268286513582017-10-29T11:15:00.001-07:002017-10-29T11:20:52.919-07:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 10): Evaluations, Frustrations, and Stations! Oh, my!<span style="font-size: large;">This week was perhaps one of the more stressful weeks I've had since the school year began. You can watch the video to hear more about it or you can skip my frustrating moments and read about what my students did this week (below the video). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Mole Day! Unfortunately, I did not plan anything for Mole Day. I know, I know. I'm a horrible chemistry teacher. With that said, my A-Day classes repeated what my B-Day classes completed on Friday - which was the Periodic Table modules on the class Canvas site. I shot a video and edited it into seven smaller videos during my conference period last Thursday. Then I uploaded each clip onto Canvas and created questions that went along with each video as a way to gauge student understanding as they watched and took notes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, the Teaching Gods were not on my side. Similar to the issue I had last Wednesday, none of the videos would play. I immediately decided to skip troubleshooting and teach the whole class. I had to do this for the first two periods of the day. During my off period, I remembered that I still had access to Google Classroom and decided to upload the videos there to see if that would fix the problem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Long-story short, I was able to get the videos uploaded to Google Classroom, but not without a cost. I had planned to shoot videos for future lessons but ran short on time because I had allocated a significant amount of time to troubleshooting the video issue. Oh, well! At least now I know I have a backup in case the Canvas video player does not work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday and Wednesday, my students completed two of my Student Learning Stations activities: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Atomic-Structure-Student-Learning-Stations-2976169" target="_blank">Atomic Structure </a>and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Periodic-Table-of-Elements-Student-Learning-Stations-3206700" target="_blank">the Periodic Table</a>. Students had participated in 3 other stations activities in the past. However, I incorporated two different topics into one lesson. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did this as a way to review material covered last week, to allow students to get up and move around, to interact with more hands-on activities, and let students choose the way in which they demonstrated their understanding of the material during the writing sections. There were also a few concepts that I had not taught and I used the stations as a method to cover them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Furthermore, my formal evaluation was on Wednesday and I had wanted to implement a stations activity set during an observation. Teachers receive two formal evaluations, by two different administrators, during the school year - one in the fall and the other in the spring. Both observations are approximately 30-minutes in length. I waived my pre-conference and sent my administrator a copy of my lesson plan outlining what my students would be doing at each station. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was able to get a feel of how the lesson would work with my Tuesday classes and made improvements after school that day. I took out two stations and also taped down all of the cards and station signage. This was to prevent students from mixing up the duplicate card sets at each table (which had been an issue during the other learning station activities); and it worked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't tell my students that I was going to be observed. From the clips in the vlog, you can see that students were working individually or in small groups; as well as picking the order of the stations they wanted to complete. Students were engaged in higher-level academic conversations or tasks based on the specific activity they were completing. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Overall, I felt that the evaluation went well.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Now it's only a matter of time before I find out how I did during the evaluation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday and Friday were days dedicated to completing the station sets. A majority of my students did complete the stations, however, I am on the fence about combining two topics in the future. Actually, as I wrote the last sentence, I realized that I was really undecided about allowing <i>some </i>of the students to pick and choose during the station activities. These particular students did not utilize their time wisely and often start off the station activities together until I have to separate them. After four attempts at allowing them the choice to move around (based on previous station activities), I think I am going to direct their station flow in the future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're interested in hearing about my frustrating week or seeing more clips of students in action, you can check out the vlog at the top of the page. You can watch me talk about my missing COW key (computer cart), having to fill out student forms, waking up late, technology failures, and more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In an effort to play catch up to my district curriculum (and compared to where I normally should be) I am combining two units. On Monday and Tuesday, my students participated in a chemical changes lab. I decided to leave out examples of physical changes and only provided experiments that demonstrated signs that a chemical change had taken place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The students were engaged during the lab even though I provided materials for a micro-scale version of each of the reactions. There still is some work to be done in regard to basic lab skills, however, the students were on task and completed the activities in a timely manner. I delayed the chemical changes lab because I was asked to hold off doing <i>big </i>labs with my students until my class sizes could be leveled to 28 students or less. To be honest, I also spent too much time on my Numbers in Science unit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday and Thursday, I decided to teach atomic structure. I had shot a 20 minute video over atomic structure before I left work Wednesday evening. I split the video into six smaller videos, uploaded it a hosting site, and created questions in our Canvas program. The idea behind this was to allow students to watch the videos, take notes, and learn at their own pace. Unfortunately, my 1st period students had difficulty watching the videos because the videos kept buffering. I tried to troubleshoot, but my vision for this lesson was dead; at least for first period. I quickly flexed and taught the class as a whole, however, students had to return to the Canvas program to enter their responses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After first period, I used time during my advisory period to download all six videos from the host site and then I uploaded the files onto Canvas. Thankfully, this solution worked and my other periods were able to watch the videos uninterrupted. As students worked at their own pace, either individually or with a partner, I walked around the room to ask or respond to questions; as well as ensure that students were on-task with the blended learning assignment. The great thing about Canvas is that I can see which students are having difficulty and develop a tailored lesson just for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also had to make a decision about topics to cut out from this particular unit (which I'm combining with the previous unit). For example, I decided to scrap isotopic composition; or at least push it to nuclear chemistry toward the end of the school year. Students will still be required to know what an isotope is, but they will not learn how to calculate the average atomic mass. Since I made the decision to combine atomic structure with my matter & change unit at the last minute, I did not have time to give students all of the handouts; so we used a few minutes in class to prep interactive notebooks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I requested my formal evaluation to be conducted on Monday of next week. I have decided to combine two Student Learning Stations for the evaluation: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Atomic-Structure-Student-Learning-Stations-2976169" target="_blank">Atomic Structure</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Periodic-Table-of-Elements-Student-Learning-Stations-3206700?aref=d7zs6suv" target="_blank">the Periodic Table</a> (mainly because I need to catch up) . I've done stations during previous evaluations and my students have done three other learning stations. I'm not worried about doing two different stations because I've had duplicate sets of a single version during previous lessons and the students did fine. Students should be able to complete all of the stations since I will be using them as a wrap up to the concepts covered in the blended learning lessons. </span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-84047307401646899032017-10-15T19:48:00.000-07:002017-10-22T10:30:56.059-07:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 8): PD, PSAT, and Demos!<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">This high school teacher vlog highlights a 5-day period of the eighth week of school during the 2017-2018 school year. Watch as I show clips of students working on chemical equations to me demoing a few chemical reactions.</span></span><br />
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Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-24372922294979994152017-10-08T18:53:00.000-07:002017-10-21T11:02:54.095-07:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 7): Labs, Quizzes, and Subs!<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">The vlog highlights a 3-day window of the seventh week of school during the 2017-2018 school year. I show clips of students participating in a density lab, taking a quiz, and me talking about preparing for a substitute. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week marked the beginning of a new six-weeks grading period - the 2nd six-weeks. I started off the week making new </span><span style="font-size: large;">hall ticket passes</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for all of my classes. You can check out my </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dqM6Vdf-oQ" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">hall ticket video here</a><span style="font-size: large;"> (I talk about what they are and my motive for doing them). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday, my A-Day classes participated in the density cylinder lab. My B-Day classes did this on Friday. Each group of 4 received a tube containing four pieces of a particular substance. However, they worked in pairs, and each pair took two of the pieces to determine the densities. After, the pairs switched pieces so that all students at a particular table had the opportunity to establish the densities of all four pieces. The purpose of the lab was to help students observe that the density of an object is an intensive physical property (the size/shape of the object doesn't matter). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday and Wednesday, my students took an online quiz over density. I had created several videos of myself teaching the various density calculations and had given students over a week to watch the videos. Unfortunately, this did not go over well because I had a large number of students that had not watched the videos and it showed during the quiz. However, with all of my quizzes, I do allow retakes if students come in for tutoring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the quiz, I began teaching students how to read chemical formulas, and I also started an introduction to balancing chemical equations. I figured I could introduce a topic and leave something general over these concepts with the substitutes on Thursday and Friday. I did not make the sub assignment too tricky, but I did leave something that would challenge them while I was out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Planning for a sub is a pain; at least for me! I ended up leaving late because I had to put up equipment and prep the sub work for my students. I still hadn't even packed for my trip to New York, and I had a flight at 5 a.m. the next morning! Although, in retrospect, I should have planned a little earlier and thought I could quickly do everything at the last minute. I was wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-29420059748138238042017-10-01T18:08:00.000-07:002017-10-16T18:09:40.034-07:00A Week in the Life of a Teacher (Week 6): Stations, Field Trips, and End of Grading Period<span style="font-size: large;">The following vlog highlights a 5-day window of the sixth week of school during the 2017-2018 school year. Below the video I discuss specific aspects of my week in more detail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Students completed another stations activity this week, the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Matter-Change-Student-Learning-Stations-3237069?aref=1hb1ll4q" target="_blank">Matter & Change Student Learning Stations</a>. Since our school will be a 1:1 campus in the spring, I wanted try my hand at a blended learning environment. I've done this before, however, technology has changed since I was last in the classroom (and I'm also part of the tech committee at my school). A few of the activities were hands-on and the other stations were placed on the class Canvas site. </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While students were doing this, I asked a table group of students to come to the back of the lab area so that I could teach them how to use a Bunsen burner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday, my dual-credit chemistry class visited the University of Texas at Austin. Unfortunately, many of the students were not able to attend because they had extracurricular commitments on the same day. However, fun was had for the few students that did attend the field trip. Perhaps I enjoyed it a little too much because it was my first field trip in over 10 years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Friday, my B-Day classes participated in a density lab. Prior to that, students had to sketch the objects I had on my mobile demo table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While there were four students at a lab table, I arranged the activity so that students had to work in pairs. I've done this particular lab before and it has also worked out well in pairs versus a group of four. I am going to complete the same activity with my A-Day classes on Monday. Stay tuned!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My second period class was filmed on Wednesday of this week, however, I had originally planned to give the first test of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday. Therefore, I decided to push the test back a class day and come up with a collaborative review that would help students with concepts we had been covering leading up to this week. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I decided to combine the TRTW process with a collaborative poster (<a href="http://www.bondwithjames.com/2013/02/collaborative-poster.html" target="_blank">which I've written about here</a>). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For Talk #1, I provided a picture prompt with two guiding questions. I gave students 2-3 minutes to jot down their thoughts and then gave 3 minutes for them to discuss with the people at their table. After, I had asked for volunteers to share what was discussed at their table; or I used Popsicle sticks to call on students if no one volunteered. Then they read an article that connected topics that they had learned in class to a real-world event. Prior to the reading, I had given the students a <i>Pay Attention to List, </i>which outlined some important ideas to help guide their reading; as well as a strategy known as <i>Highlighting Plus</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next, students engaged in Talk #2 for 2-3 minutes and then shared out with the class. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I did modify the process and left out the individual writing component for another time. Although, students did do some writing on the collaborative poster. With that said, t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">he posters came out great. Normally, I would have students present to the class, however, I am behind curriculum-wise and could not afford to push material back any longer. Feel free to leave questions in the comment section below! </span><br />
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Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-38705895211731717422017-09-10T20:11:00.000-07:002017-10-11T20:12:56.926-07:00High School Science Teacher Vlog #15 | A Week in the Life of a Teacher (...<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">This high school teacher vlog highlights a 5-day window of the third week of school during the 2017-2018 school year. Watch as I talk about feeling sick to dealing with a stressful day and rebounding to students engaged in a lab activity.</span></span><br />
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<br />Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-14000638083659441802017-09-04T07:25:00.001-07:002017-09-04T07:25:53.922-07:00High School Science Teacher Vlog #14 | Second Week of School for Students<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QEGqyMtcyjU" width="480"></iframe></div><br /><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">This vlog highlights a 5-day window of the second week of school during the 2017-2018 school year. Watch as I talk about how the campus was indirectly impacted by the events of Hurricane Harvey to me showing a few clips of students setting up their interactive notebooks. I also shared of few clips of the students participating in a "Get-to-know-you" activity, an exploration activity, and another set of learning labs. </span></span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-42917143785095236832017-08-27T19:25:00.000-07:002017-09-03T19:27:04.813-07:00High School Science Teacher Vlog #13 | First Week of School for Students<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This teacher vlog highlights a 5-day window of the first week of school during the 2017-2018 school year. Watch as I talk about the school losing power on the first day of school to me showing a few clips of students engaged in learning labs and writing activities through the remainder of the first week of school!</span>Bond with Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592096424970138596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683838969257657784.post-61344214436363155552017-08-23T12:19:00.000-07:002017-08-27T12:22:46.743-07:00High School Science Teacher Vlog #12 | First Day Jitters Tag<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The tag was created by SmartieStyle (on YouTube) a few weeks ago. However, I started school on August 21, 2017. I shot my First Day Jitters Tag video the night before while I was trying to do a dozen other things (not recommended and perhaps why I called my shoes, "slacks," in the video). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Feel free to share your first day jitters in the comment section! Thanks for watching!</span></div>
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