Conversation Jenga for Language Classes

Click here for a link to site about using Jenga to help students work on their conversational Spanish but it could easily be used in your French class.   As promised the explanation for the problem on Friday is that 2581 has two circles in it and therefore the answer is two.

composition of functions

When I was in grade 9 English class, it was in the same room of the senior math teacher.  I remember seeing on the board the title "The Washer and Dryer Theory".  This is what the teacher (Mrs P) called it.  I remember a few years later when I had her for math and she taught us this "composition of  functions" that I was so disappointed.  Dry dirty clothes are the input into the washing machine.  Wet clean clothes are the output from the washing machine which become the input into the dryer.  The output of the dryer are the dry clean clothes.  Ugh.   Oh well.  I saw this on twitter and thought it was perfect.

Oh by the way the solution to the problem from Friday is 2.  Why?  I will tell you tomorrow. 

Something to Ponder

Something different for a Friday.  Here is something for your students to ponder.  The key is that a pre-school student can solve this.

Have a nice weekend.  I will post the solution on Monday.

Indigenous Perspectives

If you are teaching History and/or any of the Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices  (NBE) courses you might want to look at the guide pictured above by clicking here.

Maps That Explain The World

Last Wednesday I posted about Common Geographic Misconceptions.   To see that post please click here. Keeping with "Maps" here are a couple articles about that you might find useful in your classes.  Both articles are over 5 years old but I think still are very good.   The first article is by Business Insider and is called "36 Maps That Explain The Entire World".  To see it click here.  The second by the Washington Post is called "40 more maps that explain the world".  To see that article click here.

Teaching Tolerance in High School English Class: Lesson Plan

 

Stephanie Jankowski said in her article, "History repeats itself, but sometimes it shouldn’t. That’s why it’s important to be teaching tolerance."  Most people think of the Holocaust or being of Ukranian decent I think of the Holodomor as events that should not repeat themselves.  From her article, "The R.I.G.H.T.S. Project is an extensive multifaceted program that requires students to research, write, collaborate, present, and utilize available technology. Nonfiction, historical pieces familiarize students with various atrocities that have victimized individuals or groups of people, and the overall objective is to encourage activism to prevent future instances of intolerance."

To see the article for English teachers click here.

S.T.E.M. Scholarship

Are you female?  Do you plan on attending a US university next year?  Are you entering a S.T.E.M. program?  If you said "YES" to all three then you might want to hurry and apply for this "full tuition scholarship" in S.T.E.M.  You have until December 11.  To get more information click here.