M.A.T Elementary Education
TagOn Chicago Summers
There is just a short amount of time left on the spring calendar, and I am seriously anticipating summer. The Elementary Education MAT..
Shadow Puppets + Science = Love
One of the major components of each of our methods courses is writing a lesson plan for the content area we’re studying. I have to adm..
On The Graduate Version of Spring Break
I never took a real spring break in undergrad, so I suppose it makes sense that I spent this past spring break visiting friends and fa..
Elementary Education: On Field Experience, Science Fairs & Cohort Potlucks
This past week was rather a whirlwind, but also very fun. I started observations at a new school in Chinatown, taught the Hunger Games..
Elementary Education: Hunger Games (Prepping the Lesson)
Cherise and I teach our Hunger Games lesson plan this Thursday, so we spent the weekend printing worksheets, buying art supplies, and ..
Elementary Education: Pop Culture Analysis of Rookie Magazine!
As promised in last week’s post, here is my analysis of Rookie Magazine’s effect on adolescents. All of the photos on the blog are my ..
Elementary Education: On Finding Time
“I lost some time once. It’s always in the last place you look for it.” ~ Neil Gaiman
My husband recently asked me to accompany him..
Elementary Education Photo Essay: Observing at the Union League in Pilsen
I thought maybe I had pulled up to the wrong building or had incorrectly jotted down the address of my Scientists for Tomorrow after-s..
Elementary Education: Exploring the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
One of our upcoming assignments in Social Studies is to visit a museum with a student and observe how they interact with the space. I ..
Elementary Education: Spring Semester Ahoy.
SCIENTISTS FOR TOMORROW
We arrived into our science class to discover that this semester’s observation hours will be completed via ..