Update:
I have been charged with teaching two Saturday classes. Since students are required to interact with the course outside of class, I decided to create google groups to facilitate this exchange. While this has never been done with a class at our school I encourage you to watch it from your home. The sites are:
http://groups.google.com/group/bhlcs-spring-2009-ushistory-saturday-school?hl=en
http://groups.google.com/group/bhlcs-spring-2009-globalstudies-saturday-school
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ice Skating
Today I had the opportunity to go with a group of students and colleagues to Rockefeller Center to ice-skate. It was an amazing trip. I really do love my kids .... They were hilarious as they begin to attempt to make me fall ..... I had to let you guys know I went so you could be JEALOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Updates
Parent Seminar
A few days ago my school hosted a parent seminar targeting 9th and 10th grade student's parents'. Each public school has a support organization -- my school's organization is New Visions. They presented the information on our behalf while teachers and administrators circulated to answer questions and pose critical questions on behalf of the parents and students. It was indeed a success notwithstanding a hidden audience advertising campaign that I will not address at the present time (Remind me in June:)).
Bowling
Thursday myself and a 3 other teachers took a group of students bowling to reward their participation in our school-wide inquiry team. This team is essentially a loose focus group where we practice research -- traditionally conducted in non-urban schools in our extremely urban school.
Saturday School/ PM School
This Saturday, I began teaching the first of several extra history courses that I will teach for the remainder of the school year. These classes are designed to give students the opportunity to recover previously failed course credits. Though it seems that the students are use to doing nothing as they were not happy when I greeted them at the door with a diagnostic test and their paper requirements for their first 4 page typed paper due April 30, 2009.
Research
I have begin an intense literature review into the academic achievement of foster-care youth.
Congrats
Congratulations to all my friends who have received job offers and graduate school admission acceptance. I look forward to hearing about other opportunities my friends receive in the near future. See You All SOON!
A few days ago my school hosted a parent seminar targeting 9th and 10th grade student's parents'. Each public school has a support organization -- my school's organization is New Visions. They presented the information on our behalf while teachers and administrators circulated to answer questions and pose critical questions on behalf of the parents and students. It was indeed a success notwithstanding a hidden audience advertising campaign that I will not address at the present time (Remind me in June:)).
Bowling
Thursday myself and a 3 other teachers took a group of students bowling to reward their participation in our school-wide inquiry team. This team is essentially a loose focus group where we practice research -- traditionally conducted in non-urban schools in our extremely urban school.
Saturday School/ PM School
This Saturday, I began teaching the first of several extra history courses that I will teach for the remainder of the school year. These classes are designed to give students the opportunity to recover previously failed course credits. Though it seems that the students are use to doing nothing as they were not happy when I greeted them at the door with a diagnostic test and their paper requirements for their first 4 page typed paper due April 30, 2009.
Research
I have begin an intense literature review into the academic achievement of foster-care youth.
Congrats
Congratulations to all my friends who have received job offers and graduate school admission acceptance. I look forward to hearing about other opportunities my friends receive in the near future. See You All SOON!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Updates
It has been a little while since I last wrote ..... my badness :)
First, Welcome to March Madness .... the school year is almost over {:) :(}
In this post I just want to say two things
1) Last Monday 3/2/2009 NYC Public Schools were canceled due to a "blizzard" for the first time in five years (yayayayyayayayyayay)
2) Last week one of my economics students observed I was not wearing my college ring ... he said "Mr. Cooper dang I knew times were hard but damn you selling your jewelry" {FYI I did not sell my ring}
First, Welcome to March Madness .... the school year is almost over {:) :(}
In this post I just want to say two things
1) Last Monday 3/2/2009 NYC Public Schools were canceled due to a "blizzard" for the first time in five years (yayayayyayayayyayay)
2) Last week one of my economics students observed I was not wearing my college ring ... he said "Mr. Cooper dang I knew times were hard but damn you selling your jewelry" {FYI I did not sell my ring}
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