PD Week 3

I am actually doing my reflection on Friday during the time I planned!
Podcasts continue to go well and I found time to get through two Science Friday broadcasts and one Truth for Teachers. This week I learned about a book I'd like to read that comes from a suggestion on TfT, and it is called, The Miseducation of the Negro. This book was described as a must read to help relate with non-white students. Science Friday had lots of interesting details about the end of the Cassini Mission. They also did a special about Kansas and how it was once all underwater. I learned interesting facts about carrion and dung beetles, too.
My reading is not going as well because now that my grading is in full swing I am finding it hard to carve out the time and still get a decent amount of sleep. I read about 15 minutes of Becoming the math teacher you wish you had, and I trolled Twitter for about 45 minutes. Twitter gave me a great idea about using sheet protectors with a piece of paper inside so students can write on it and then wipe it off and try again. I used them today in class for a game from youcubed.org called Prime Time. I found that washable Crayola markers stay on well and then wipe off easily with a wet paper towel. The regular Crayola markers do not stay on. High-lighters work too, but I didn't try them with dry erase markers, yet. Twitter also gave me the opportunity to sign up for a MOOC involving the book I read this summer called, Innovator's Mindset. (Which inspired me to try Twitter and start blogging!) This will take place starting next Monday. Even though my reading was short I managed to use part of it in class today. I read them a story about Poincare accidentally discovering chaos theory. They seemed to like hearing about a big mistake and how common mistakes are.
So pumped that I am gleaning nuggets every week!