Monday morning after a kinda-long weekend (half day last Friday).
First year #chemistry is beginning electrochemistry, so starting with the basics of redox reactions and assigning oxidation numbers.
Second year chem is still in acids and bases. Today, we'll learn the theory behind buffer solutions and start planning their own buffers to prep in the lab this week.
#Webdev students are beginning their refactors of a school site based on a comprehensive audit.
Vice Principal: We'll be adding dozens of new students to your classes across the high school.
Teachers: Do the kids have their timetables?
VP: Ha. Why would we do that?
T: Do the kids have enough desks and chairs?
VP: Nope. No need to worry about that.
T: Have you tested the kids to see if they need English language support?
VP: Nope. We'll just let them wander into your classes without having any clue if they'll understand anything.
I have released a new version of my #Moodle #advancedgrading report plugin. It fixes some minor issues and confirms compatibility with Moodle 5.0.
The report shows a breakdown of grading for the rubric and marking guide methods for #assignment.
BBC: Influencers fuelling misogyny in schools, teachers say. “Social media influencers are fuelling an increase in misogyny and sexism in schools, according to a new poll by a teaching union. Almost three in five teachers said they believe social media use has had a negative effect on behaviour in schools, the NASUWT poll of 5,800 teachers in the UK found.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/bbc-influencers-fuelling-misogyny-in-schools-teachers-say/
@johncarlosbaez @internic playing around with two _circular_ polarizing filters is REALLY fun. Even my most bored students were intrigued. I used to bring in class 3D glasses for everyone.
One for the algorithm! What do I like?
- #Videogames 
- #WorldofWarcraft 
- #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD 
- #AncientGreece 
- #ClassicLiterature 
- #Fantasy 
- #Teaching 
- #Musicals 
- #StephenSondheim 
- #Cinema 
- #StarWars 
- #ComicBooks 
Reposts more than welcome, just like follows!
Does awareness of intuition's fallibility help people avoid faulty intuitions?
#Teaching students #DualProcessTheory didn't help them avoid faulty intuitions about #physics problems.
I've been struggling with how to approach hardening my class against generative AI abuse by students. @RobertTalbert has a helpful post on what he did and what he learned in a college-level math course this spring that I feel like validates some of the choices I've made.
https://blog.ohheybrian.com/2025/04/my-ai-driven-grading-approaches/
Today, I was able to test the audio-to-midi service that Music Blocks contributors made last summer together with my students. Here's what they made:
* "Music Blocks Band" by four of my students (group project): https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1744917848164324&run=True
* "Sigma Boy" by Wesley: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1744919173856994&run=True
(Just like this post whether or not you understand it. The kids did great!)
They also made a video that I hope to share later.
Looking for Earth Month films for younger students? Our Nature Collection for grades 3-7 features film-based lessons about whales, chimpanzees and insects, plus an empowering lesson on recycling. Pick and choose the ones you want to use.
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/celebration-of-nature-lessons-activities-for-grades-3-7/
#EarthMonth #EarthWeek #EarthDay #StemEducation #Education #Teaching #Homeschooling @education @edutooters @stemed
Today in the classroom:
First year #chemistry students are doing a microscale titration of HCl and NaOH. This will end our unit on acids and bases.
Advanced chemistry students will have all taken the state standardized test this morning, so we're going on a walk outside to decompress and enjoy the atmosphere.
Comp sci students are turning in their scopes of work for a school website redesign based on their technical audits.
Hof University: #BestPractice in AI-supported learning assistant for #exam preparation Hof University is represented with an #AI-based #digital #LearningAssistant as 1 of 9 in-depth investigated use cases in the #study “AI in #studying & #teaching – use cases & conditions for #success of the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung”. The study was compiled by the HIS Institute for Higher Education Development (HIS-HE) & is based on a total of 77 practical examples submitted: https://t1p.de/u57y2
I’m increasingly convinced the myth continues because #educators conflate “learning styles” with “it is good to use different methods.” Varying #teaching is good, perpetuating learning styles... not so much.
Looking for Earth Month films for students? Check out the lesson plans for environment-themed films from around the world in our Environmental Studies Collection. Great for teaching environmental education this month and all year round!
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/environmental-studies-lessons/
#EarthMonth #EarthWeek #EarthDay #EnvironmentalStudies #EnvironmentalEducation #Education #StemEd #Homeschooling #Teaching @education @edutooters @stemed
On the schedule for today:
First year #chemistry is taking a molarity and dilutions quiz. Then, we'll do some pre-lab work for their microscale titration tomorrow.
Second year chemistry is finishing up a pH data collection lab. They diluted acetic acid and ammonia, collected pH, and are now graphing the molar relationships.
#Webdev finished their technical proposals for an update to a school website and are now starting their coding for proofs of concept.
I have released a new version of the #Moodle #Wordselect quiz question type. This release is to confirm compatibility with Moodle 5.0 and it also fixes a minor bug.
Wordselect is a very easy to use question type that allows a teacher to create text where one or more words are indicated to be the correct answers. The student can select one or more words and is marked according to if they are correct.
