It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.
Jul
30
KWL
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Thu, 30/07/2009 - 10:04
To kick off the new semester for Computing 2X we were asked to start working on a KWL Chart, in which three questions are posited:
Jun
25
Drupal IPT Project
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Thu, 25/06/2009 - 13:23
Having completed my first practicum I thought it would be useful to post the major artifact that came out of it: the unit of work plan for the project I ran with my two HSC classes. This complete document details a proejct whereby students in the HSC IPT Preliminary course work in teams to redevelop their school website using the Drupal Content Management System (CMS).
Jun
21
Reflections on Prac 1
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 10:54
Professional Experience 1 (aka prac) has come and gone. In fact, two weeks have passed since I finished at North Sydney Boys. On Friday I had the pleasure of going back in to school to see my students present their final project deliverables, and I was extremely pleased with the progess they have made over the past 6 weeks.
May
15
Another Friday
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Fri, 15/05/2009 - 13:43
Another Friday rolls around. This one marks the end of the first week of block practicum: another three weeks to go. I definiely prefer being in school teaching (and learning) to being at university learning about teaching.
Apr
28
Apr
25
Design Project
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Sat, 25/04/2009 - 13:43
Being sick, this was the first day of class I have missed at UWS. I looked at the materials online to see what I missed, and it seems that the lesson was concerned with creating a design-based project for a class of students. The topic for the design is aligned with the "big idea" identified earlier on in the course: the Internet in my case.
Apr
22
That Explains It All!
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Wed, 22/04/2009 - 12:51
I have a friend in Hong Kong. We used to work together at the YMCA, where we both played roller hockey. Like me he grew up in Hong Kong, but where I went to international school, he attended a local school. There he studied mainly in Cantonese, but also learned English as a Second Language.
Apr
14
Memory Game
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Tue, 14/04/2009 - 08:56
As part of this week's tutorial, we worked on producing a memory game, where students had a deck of cards featuring sets of cards to do with a single topic. The cards were grouped into threes, with each group containing a term, definition and picture. The idea was to produce the cards in MS Word and print them off.
Apr
8
Qualities of a Teacher
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Wed, 08/04/2009 - 07:34
Our work in Computing 1X this week touched upon what it means to be a good teacher. I felt the relevance to many of the discussions that have taken place in Pedagogies. For more, see Qualities of a Teacher.
Apr
8
Qualities of a Teacher
Submitted by Ross Parker (ICHK) on Wed, 08/04/2009 - 07:23
Today in computing we discussed the qualities that make a good teacher, using the perspective we gained during Focus Week to guide us. Working in groups of 4, we contributed our ideas to a discussion group, from which Alan drew up a combined list. I was interested to see what I would come up with on my own following this exercise...and it looks like this:
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