Webb of Thoughts

A preservice teacher's attempt to prepare for the world of teaching

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  • cramming

    A few weeks ago, I finished up my finals for the year.   Luckily, I only had to write two finals because all of my education classes had final projects instead.   This meant I had a great deal of extra time to prepare for my two difficult math finals.  I’m used to having to prepare for five finals in the same time period, so I had plenty of time to get ready for these two. Did I use this [...]

  • 01

    This is my slidecast of the reflection I presented to my ECMP 455 class last night. The audio not perfect, but after probably fifteen different tries, I’ve realized that it probably never will be. Enjoy!

  • 472782297_a235d166ca_o

    Reflecting. It seems like it is the only thing I ever do anymore.  To be quite honest, I’m getting a little tired of it.  This is probably why my blog has been pretty slow in recent months. It’s not that I don’t like reflecting.  I have found it to  be extremely awarding and beneficial to my own learning, just as I’m sure you have.  The problem is, it has become a chore.   In a certain class I take right [...]

  • picktheteachersbestanswer

    Two weeks ago, I wrote a midterm for one of my education classes. We were told it was a multiple choice exam consisting of 80 questions. When my class arrived at the exam we discovered it was a pick the best answer type of exam. Our professor stated that every answer was correct, but we were supposed to pick the “best” choice. Not surprisingly, hands up shot up around the room. “What if our best answer is not the same [...]

  • kentwinsgoldthumb

    This past week there has been quite the discussion generated by my post about my brother, Kent, and the honour roll policy at his high school. Blog posts, Twitter conversations, Facebook chats, Ning Discussions, emails, phone calls, and staff meetings have all been generated from the post. Needless to say, I’m quite shocked. My initial intention for that post was to simply generate some discussion among my classmates regarding inclusive policies and to find out what we can do as [...]

Cramming

Posted by Kyle Webb On May - 10 - 2010 3 Comments
cramming

A few weeks ago, I finished up my finals for the year.   Luckily, I only had to write two finals because all of my education classes had final projects instead.   This meant I had a great deal of extra time to prepare for my two difficult math finals.  I’m used to having to prepare for five finals in the same time period, so I had plenty of time to get ready for these two. Did I use this [...]

MathTappers: ClockMaster

Posted by Kyle Webb On April - 18 - 2010 0 Comment

This is my first IEAR app review. Please comment on the original post if you have any comments regarding the app! App Title: MathTappers: ClockMaster Grade Level: Early Elementary (K-3) Purpose: A Program Functionality: A Overall Educational Value: A Cost: FREE (Until September 30, 2011) Overview: Clockmaster is a game to help children make the connection between hours and minutes and to help them become fluent in both reading and setting time on digital and analog clocks. Clockmaster offers both [...]

A Reflection

Posted by Kyle Webb On April - 16 - 2010 3 Comments
01

This is my slidecast of the reflection I presented to my ECMP 455 class last night. The audio not perfect, but after probably fifteen different tries, I’ve realized that it probably never will be. Enjoy!

Reflect, Reflect, Reflect

Posted by Kyle Webb On April - 5 - 2010 0 Comment
472782297_a235d166ca_o

Reflecting. It seems like it is the only thing I ever do anymore.  To be quite honest, I’m getting a little tired of it.  This is probably why my blog has been pretty slow in recent months. It’s not that I don’t like reflecting.  I have found it to  be extremely awarding and beneficial to my own learning, just as I’m sure you have.  The problem is, it has become a chore.   In a certain class I take right [...]

Pick The (Teacher’s) Best Answer

Posted by Kyle Webb On March - 27 - 2010 2 Comments
picktheteachersbestanswer

Two weeks ago, I wrote a midterm for one of my education classes. We were told it was a multiple choice exam consisting of 80 questions. When my class arrived at the exam we discovered it was a pick the best answer type of exam. Our professor stated that every answer was correct, but we were supposed to pick the “best” choice. Not surprisingly, hands up shot up around the room. “What if our best answer is not the same [...]