Jun 09, 2004 13:14
Set up my interview with the head of Science for Carroll County, now I am nervous, I have less than a week to put together my portfolio and I wanted to visit Mike this weekend, and write some curriculum. Luckally I have one book I want to use, but I need to get a few more academic articles in addition as examples and possible even print my Bio poster in a format that will be appropiate for my breifcase (wonderful Christmas present and now I get to use it). And I haven't decided what exactly I am going to wear (have been warned that Mr Yohe likes to see a little knee, meaning I will want to wear a long skirt, I don't want the job that badly). I would love to be hired quickly if for nothing else than to know what I am teaching and spend the rest of the summer writing my ciruculum, I have to have at least the first few units written, because that's just how OCD I am. I would also like to get some long term projects assigned. The one I'm planning may only be appripiate for higher level students (assuming I am teaching middle school) but if I am teaching biology I would also like to do a lot of work with plants and have the kids plant seeds they buy from the grocery store (you can plant ginger roots and they grow to look a little like long slender bamboo).
My party was much fun, Jacob and Emmy (with Andy) came allong with a lot of church folk, some family friends, and GASP! The Hamiltons (I think they left before you got there Em). Em gave me a beautiful plant which I am hoping is a Rubber tree plant, I've always wanted one (well always if you count since Botany Jr year). Sadly no one noticed that I got contacts. ('cept for Mikey).
Went to the Y yesterday and did an hour on bikes, will probably go again today. It felt great this morning to wake up after working out again. Maybe I'll swim some laps today after my eye appointment.
Subscribed to Time magazine yesterday, it will be great for some popular press on science, and really great for the election. Maybe I can have the students research how the canadate of their choice stands on issues related to science (ie envrionment, cloning, stem cells ect). I'll probably do with my middle school teachers did and assign one project a quorter and give them choices that way I don't come off as biased. If they want to findout that Bush sucks as an envrionmentalist that is their proogitive.
I miss Mike like crazy, Katie I don't know how you do it, I would probably have gone crazy, or dropped out of school or moved if I had to do what you do.
Anyway I should go read, or put together my APO things for my portfolio or soemthing (more) productive.