The Marcia Tate workshop has been one of the best workshops I have been to....ever. I am constantly thinking about the things she said and the suggestions she gave for effective teaching and learning. I already implement some of her suggestions. My students write and compare and contrast. I try to keep them moving and I try to make sure the class is always changing gears and not stuck in lecture mode or worksheet mode. I give my students a chance to talk every day. I concentrate on teaching science vocabulary and I have tried Tate's vocabulary tactic of writing the first few letters of common synonyms around the word and leading the students to coming up with the word.
Music was what really interested me. I love music. I always score high in musical intelligence. I know there are plenty of kids who also love music. I don't like much of the "sex inspired" music kids listen to these days. However, I'd like to incorporate music into my classroom. I know there is plenty of music that everyone enjoys and I will look this summer for some science music that is designed to teach content. I have an iPod and I just bought some new iPod speakers. I think that is a start. I want to begin next year with music being an intrinsic part of my science classes.
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