I have two endeavors occurring simultaneously that involve COETAIL. One is next school year my current school (Redeemer International) will be merging with the bigger school on campus (Ruamrudee). RIS is also […]

Last year I used whatever professional development time (plus my personal time) I could find and created a Google site to use with my HS science classes this year.  I’ve been going along adding units, creating […]

I teach mostly high school students, and I do think this issue is different for various grade levels. However, I get the impression that some teachers think bringing laptops into the classroom is like providing a <a href="http://redmondo.edublogs.org/&quot; […]

Will education change as we know it because of technology?  My first thought was; why does anything change?  As a science teacher Newton’s 1st Law came to mind – a body remains at rest, or in motion with a […]

Have you tried the flip?  How about that reverse instruction idea?  I remember in my early teaching days hearing what those older teachers, bored at an in-service used to say; “If you stay around long enough in […]

Course three has been extremely enlightening to me.  The last five years of my teaching experience has been specialized in ELL instruction.  Throughout this time I have developed various visual literacy teaching […]

Quite honestly, I never bothered with copyright issues as a teacher. I would routinely blow-off warnings concerning copying videos and other resources without paying or obtaining permission. My rationale was […]

The degree in which technology integration progresses into classrooms depends on the motivation of four school groups; Students, Teachers, Administrators, and Colleges.

The best news is that students are […]

I have honestly had a hard time formulating my thoughts for this lesson blog because the answer seems like such a slam dunk to me – all teachers.  I think all teachers should be teaching NETs because they are […]

While studying for course 3, lesson 3, I was reminded of a helpful but not always applied motto in my life – “less is best.”  As my presentation style evolves I am learning that less often creates more.  I have found that a more succinct presentation of a lesson or concept usually increases the probability [...]

Course 3, lesson 2, class lesson plan idea: The first day back to school after all our flood days I’m considering showing this photo to the class with the following information; “This photo was taken from a website containing shared images from the flood.  What title or caption would you give this picture?” I’m expecting some [...]

Although I’m a science teacher now, my undergraduate degree is actually a BA in Psychology.  I have always been fascinated by how information can enter the mind indirectly.  One controversial manner is with subliminal imagery .   The photo above is a screen shot from an experiment conducted in 1957 by James Vicary.  In this experiment a [...]

The group of teachers from Ruamrudee International school collaborated to create a lesson about Copyright and the role of Creative Commons.  The lesson includes video instruction, assessment, and student project.  Below is the lesson plan: 

I had never placed bullying near the top of my concerns as a teacher, and I was once bullied as an elementary student myself.  Sometimes during my 30 minute walk home or around the neighborhood after school, I’d be picked on by a boy with older brothers.  I handled my case Ralphie style , but not as [...]

For teaching science I have always used technology primarily as a research and presentation tool, and less for sharing and collaborating purposes. My header picture is a true symbol of how I want my students to view the web. Therefore, initially I have created a unit that emphasizes using effective research and evaluating skills. Nonetheless, [...]