Big Idea: AI in the Classroom Brains are a muscle, in order to keep it strong and healthy, we need to exercise it. In order to exercise our brains, we need to experience productive struggles. Through the process of figuring out a tricky task or puzzle, we give our brains the workout it needs in…
To start this updo, I sectioned my hair into six chunks vertically, with the top section being slightly larger than the lower four sections. The hair on the top of my head was held out of the way using a claw clip. I used small clear plastic elastics to tie off the other four sections….
In the spirit of Halloween, I decided to do Boo Buns, also known as ghost buns. For this updo, I started by dividing my hair down the middle. Then I put each half into pig tails on either side of my head. Next, I wrapped each of the pig tails around themselves to make little…
Finnerty Gardens Todays class took place outside in Finnerty Gardens! This was the first time I have visited them, and it was a really great experience. Being out in nature and walking around, being active is a great way to de-stress and get ideas flowing. It is important to remember that children have shorter attention…
This week’s updo was two pig tail/space buns, with two front sections of hair added in as regular three strand braids. I started by dividing my hair in two down my middle part line. Next, I took a small section at the front of my head to leave out for the braids. Then I gathered…
Big Idea: Graphics! The main theme for today’s class was graphics. We discussed how when using graphics to teach, it is important to be intentional. Each graphic should serve a purpose and help to further students’ learning. Some questions you can ask yourself to make sure the graphic is there to help the learner include:…
For this hairstyle, I decided to try it in two different ways. To start, I divided my hair down the middle. On one half of my hair, I practiced a normal rope braid. Divide the right half of my hair into two sections and twisting them away from my face while wrapping them together towards…
The second hairstyle I chose was a ponytail with two braids. It was a fairly simple hairstyle, taking two front sections of hair before putting the rest up into a ponytail. Then I did a simple three strand braid for both sections (one at a time) until it reached the elastic holding my ponytail. To…
Getting to visit the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry today was an interesting learning experience. The school itself seemed like a hole in the wall, I nearly missed the entrance when trying to find our class. Walking around inside, there were so many large windows and areas that were covered without walls. It seemed…
We discussed how teachers have special permission to use some resources for teaching purposes. On the topic of images, we were shown websites like wiki media, flickr, and Pexels where people will often post their photos under creative commons, leaving them as free to use for the public. Another way to get photos is to…
