{"id":161,"date":"2014-05-12T22:56:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T02:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coast2coast.me\/carl\/?p=161"},"modified":"2014-05-14T06:52:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T10:52:32","slug":"this-week-assessing-exploring-mtbos30-and-ending-multi-tasking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coast2coast.me\/carl\/2014\/05\/12\/this-week-assessing-exploring-mtbos30-and-ending-multi-tasking\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week: Assessing, Exploring #MTBoS30, and Ending Multi-Tasking"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week is going to be interesting because when it\u00a0ends, we’ll be at\u00a0be the halfway points of both this cycle, and of this 30 blog post challenge. Halfway points in life are kind of getting halfway through a movie, you know that the most memorable part of the story lay ahead. Unlike a movie, it is unclear whether or not the this is a feel-good film, or a horror story, or a comedy. \u00a0I like the way\u00a0my movie’s are going, but I think there is a lot of undue stress which makes it hard to think about the big picture.<\/p>\n

What I’m teaching this week:<\/h3>\n

This week I need to figure out where kids are at, so the big story is assessing kids’ thinking. \u00a0At this point the kids know about basic probability, but we have been\u00a0experimenting with Expected value, and also the law of large numbers. \u00a0We’ve payed Deal or NoDeal, as well as asking all the kids to flip a bunch of coins which are really unfortunate for her. \u00a0My big goal is to figure out how to get kids to demonstrate their thinking around those concepts, and then suck that thinking out of their heads somehow.<\/p>\n

I also need to figure out how to get them the most immediate feedback I can given the constraints. \u00a0I might use a poweroint slide\u00a0that has an instant check button or something similar.<\/p>\n

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What I’m blogging this week:<\/h3>\n

Last week I learned about a number of blogs because they filled out my #MTBoS30 roll call<\/a> sheet. \u00a0I plan to go to the respondents blogs to\u00a0read and comment on them. \u00a0From the few I read on Sunday, I realized that I have a lot to learn, both about the lay of the land in the blogosphere and about teaching well. \u00a0I keep getting humbled by the work and the thoughtful discussion of all the teachers I’ve\u00a0seen who were really impressive. \u00a0I am very aware that I have a lot to learn, and I am going to document that\u00a0learning on this blog.<\/p>\n

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What I’m thinking this week:<\/h3>\n

I can’t get over how little I accomplish when I am at school. \u00a0I stayed at school to 9:00 again, doing all these menial thoughtless tasks that I spent the last week putting off. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Well, I’m crazy, and I think the answer might be multitasking. \u00a0After school hours, when there are no kids, or staff needs, or fresh emergencies to deal with, it ends up allowing me to apply singular focus. \u00a0Similarly, during the school day, there are so many different things to deal with that I can never really apply the singular focus I need to get things done. \u00a0Perhaps I should restructure my day…<\/p>\n

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Check out this infographic about Multi-Tasking
\nPlease Include Attribution to OnlineCollege.org With This Graphic<\/b> \"Multitasking<\/a><\/p>\n

15\/30 #MTBoS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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