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23 Oct 2016

Entry 10 – Puppy Bots & Student Led Conferences

It was a fairly short week in terms of actual class time. First part of the week was spend finishing up our project in robotics and winding down in our integer unit in Pre-Algebra. There were no classes on Thursday or Friday due to student-led conferences. STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES I wrote in-depth last year how we structure our student-led conferences. Check it out HERE. We didn't do much different this year except provide teacher comments. In the past, teachers would write comments for students at the end of the semester and the comments would be put on report cards. This time,…

19 Sep 2016

Teaching Square Roots Using Cheez-Its

I share my thoughts pre-lesson, vlog the actual lesson with two of my classes, and reflect on what I'd change next time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_1g7ycPsRo Here's the slide show I created for the lesson. I talk about KenKen puzzles in the video as well. These puzzles are an option in my class for students who finish their work early. Find the puzzles HERE. I originally got this idea from a teacher named Julie Reulbach. See her write up HERE. __ Music by Podington Bear - http://soundofpicture.com

02 Aug 2016

Kenya Vlog 12 & 13 – Final Days

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. We visit a church in the slums of Nairobi. They're affiliated with Compassion, an Christian organization that seeks to fight poverty through child sponsorships. We also have our first Nyama Choma experience, play some more Catan, I attempt another home fire, and we make our journey back home to Texas. Compassion - www.compassion.org VLOG 12 - THE SLUMS OF NAIROBI https://youtu.be/JkZb6M_lHX4 VLOG 13 - MEETING OUR SPONSORED CHILD https://youtu.be/_FA54iUWqws Music by Podington Bear - http://soundofpicture.com Arp - http://arpsounds.com/

01 Aug 2016

Kenya Vlog 11 – Teaching My First Class In Kenya

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. I volunteered at The Kijabe Boys High School for a couple of days to teach them some basic photography skills for a yearbook type magazine they're putting together. Got the gig by just heading up there and talking to the principal and asking if there was any way I could volunteer for a couple days. Told him I taught math and computer skills, but that I also did videography and photography as well. The photography part was a little bit of a lie…

26 Jul 2016

Kenya Vlog 09 & 10 – Safari | Leopards, Rhinos, and Warriors

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. We were told the best safari in Africa is the Masai Mara safari here in Kenya. Best Safari In Africa Jumping With Warriors Masai Mara Fairmont Resort - http://www.fairmont.com/masai-mara-safari Music by Podington Bear- http://www.soundofpicture.com Penguin Cafe Orchestra- http://penguincafe.com/ The Drumsistas

24 Jul 2016

Kenya Vlog 08 – Welcome To Hell

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. The second part of our trip is in Kijabe, Kenya working with Samaritans Purse as Kijabe Hospital. We also visited Hell's Gate National Park this week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcrHpKqObM Music by Podington Bear- http://www.soundofpicture.com

08 Jul 2016

Kenya Vlog 07 – Baboons In Our Backyard

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. The second part of our trip is in Kijabe, Kenya working with Samaritans Purse as Kijabe Hospital. I tried something a little different with this vlog in that I covered our whole first week in one vlog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dedqNppXOoY Dell Children's Global Outreach - https://www.supportdellchildrens.org/learn/about-us/an-overview or https://www.supportseton.org/dell-childrens/givede Kijabe Hospital - http://kijabehospital.org/ Music by Podington Bear- http://www.soundofpicture.com

06 Jul 2016

Kenya Vlog 06 – Monkeys Everywhere

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. The first part of the trip will be with the Global Outreach Program through Dell Children's Hospital in partnership with Ubuntu. In today's vlog, we get our first experience up close with African wildlife :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgERmjXd3N4 Dell Children's Global Outreach - https://www.supportdellchildrens.org/learn/about-us/an-overview or https://www.supportseton.org/dell-childrens/givede Ubuntu (the partnering Kenyan Organization)- www.ubuntu.life Ubuntu Gear (they make African bags & stuff)- http://www.zazzle.com/heart Music by Mumford & Sons & Baaba Maal- http://www.mumfordandsons.com/releases/

01 Jul 2016

Kenya Vlog 05 – Daughters Of Charity

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. The first part of the trip will be with the Global Outreach Program through Dell Children's Hospital in partnership with Ubuntu. In today's vlog, we visit a place called the Daughters of Charity, which was started by this awesome Irish nun. She gives me a tour of the place in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNtx64xsSd0 Dell Children's Global Outreach Support Dell Children's Global Outreach Ubuntu (the partner Kenyan organization) Ubuntu Gear (they make awesome African stuff, especially bags) Music by The Drumsistas

29 Jun 2016

Kenya Vlog 04 – The Maasai

Sara and I embark to Kenya for a month of medical volunteer work. I'm vlogging the experience. The first part of the trip will be with the Global Outreach Program through Dell Children's Hospital in partnership with Ubuntu. In today's vlog, we visit a Maasai tribe. The Maasai are a warrior tribe of Kenya and Tanzania. We also visit an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Nakuru. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAW-dlVBbeM Dell Children's Global Outreach Ubuntu- Ubuntu Gear Music by Mumford & Sons & Baaba Maal