Posted in Teaching and Learning, robotics on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
We had lots of tech problems yesterday but finally got started. I asked the kids if they remembered me from their trip to the college a few weeks ago and they said “yeah, you are Mrs. Emilee, Rachel, and Matt’s Mom!”
Stuff like this is AWESOME! This is why I teach
Posted in Creating Community, Teaching and Learning on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Occupation Professor of Computer Science, Cerro Coso Community College
Previous board experience currently Site Council member & secretary, Inyokern Elementary School
Areas of expertise/contributions you feel you can make:
As a college professor, one of the biggest problems I see from students coming out of the traditional public school system is the inability to engage in [...]
Posted in Teaching and Learning on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
“It’s a very exciting time for learning. It’s the death of education. But it’s the dawn of learning.”
Posted in Creating Community, Social Networking, Teaching and Learning on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
On twitter, you can save posts you especially like to a favorites list. Here are some that have caught my attention recently.
Posted in Quotable Quotes, Teaching and Learning on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth knowing can be taught.”
~ Oscar Wilde 1890
Posted in Creating Community, Social Networking, Teaching and Learning, tagged twitter tweet "social networking" "open source" on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I got an email tonight asking for approval of a computer literacy course outline revision. I’m slated to teach a section of this class in the fall. In past discussions, I’ve expressed a strong opinion that this class should focus on basic concepts and not specific software, something that has been just as strongly opposed. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
TO: State Board of Education
RE: Ridgecrest Charter School
We are writing this letter in support of the continued accreditation of Ridgecrest Charter School. As the parents of eight children and as an educator, we have been very happy with the education our children are receiving at RCS. The teachers have consistently worked hard to provide a [...]
Posted in Teaching and Learning, robotics on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
(20 mins/session * 77 5th graders/session * 3 sessions in a row) + (legos + robots) + candy = [you do the math!]
It happened again. Over 200 5th graders invaded the college. With a little help, I tossed legos all over a classroom, showed a few robots, talked about sensors, and told them to [...]
