Ms. O

Personal Learning Networks

Personal learning networks are a vital resource in today’s world. I am trying to grow mine. So far I have connected with a few very wonderful educators and authors on Twitter (my handle is TheMsOBSI). I am hoping to gain a few more here and at some PD I plan to attend this summer. IContinue reading “Personal Learning Networks”

I am still here…

Time flies when you are having fun. And that is what has happened…time has flown by in a flurry of fun and learning. This year has brought new students and new experiences. I have seen the value of solid lesson planning and learned some new ways of ensuring that those happen. Understanding by Design isContinue reading “I am still here…”

And we’re off!!

Well, we have survived the first week of school. I have a whole new set of agents and a great new science team. I have two new teachers that are awesome!! They are excited, smart and passionate and that is going to be great for our students. My new group of agents are great!! TheyContinue reading “And we’re off!!”

Could time go any faster???

Seriously, Father Time, apply the brakes a little here…please!! I am running through my summer like there is no tomorrow, but oh the stuff I have learned! And oh the stuff I am still learning! I spent the last two weeks in Austin. The first week was mucking around in industrial mineral mines and collectingContinue reading “Could time go any faster???”

Wow…is it really over???

Man, this year has flown by! I swear it was JUST Christmas…and now I am prepping for summer and starting to get teary-eyed over losing my kiddos…well, not really losing them, but letting them move on to seventh grade. I apologize for not keeping this as up-to-date I would have liked, as I said thisContinue reading “Wow…is it really over???”

Does it ever slow down?

WOW. I know I have mentioned this before, but WOW…time is flying! Thanksgiving is over, we are in bundle 5 (of 12, each is three weeks long…to give a reference to those not in our district) and we are well on our way to second semester. As I sit here, slightly chilled from the niceContinue reading “Does it ever slow down?”

It’s nice to know…

It is nice to know that there are others out there who think kids are amazing and can learn/do anything they want to do. Dr. Bernard Harris spoke today at CAST. He, of course, talked about space and being an astronaut; but he also spoke about the importance of having a dream. I know theContinue reading “It’s nice to know…”

CAST

Hello, everyone! I am in Galveston for the Conference for the Andvancement of Science Teaching. I am enjoying the view of the Gulf and learning lots! The keynote speaker tonight was Mike Everhart, a paleontologist who served as science advisor to National Geographic for the IMAX movie Sea Monsters. It was very interesting to listenContinue reading “CAST”

Time flys…

Wow how time flys! Can you believe it is November already??? Man, time flys when you are havong fun. I haven’t had a chance to update here recently, but we are making great strides here at the OBSI. My agents are really moving in the right direction, learning and expanding their minds. I have beenContinue reading “Time flys…”

2nd Six Weeks

Today we began our new expectations for the 2nd six weeks. Now that the kiddos know how to write a full conclusion, we are going to perfect them with outlines, pre-writing and editing. We also are going to start working on how to write effective summaries of scientific knowledge. We are working up to aContinue reading “2nd Six Weeks”