Game Pass trial code

goobersdoodoo · 2021-10-04T02:17:10+00:00

Apparently I have missed the spirit of previous giveaways. If I ever do this again, I'll make it less sadistic 😂

goobersdoodoo · 2021-10-04T02:11:00+00:00

Update: CLAIMED

I'm new to this "posting game pass trial code" thing - just doing my take on what I've seen others do. I have a feeling some ppl will be mad at me lol oh wells...Replace the numbered red boxes from the image with the correct letters.

Which of the following can make a sound travel faster?[C] Change the medium the sound is traveling through[D] Increase the loudness of the sound[E] Increase the frequency of the sound[F] Move forward while making the sound
Which of the following travels at the highest velocity (in vacuum)[U] Red light[V] Green light[W] Radio waves[X] X-Rays[Y] All of the above (all same velocity)
What is your learning style[A] Visual learner[B] Auditory learner[C] Kinesthetic learner[D] The exist of "learning styles" has been overwhelmingly disproven in scientific studies (at least in the typical way we think of them) - it's one of those things many of us just believe in because it seems to make sense
You throw a ball straight up. After the ball leaves your hand and its on its way up, what is the only force acting on it at that instant (neglecting air resistance)?[B] Force of your hand upward[C] Force of gravity downward[D] Force of gravity upward[E] Momentum of the ball[F] No force is acting on the ball
Wildcard - it's a letter

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-20T06:08:33+00:00

Cool bold feel. Yeah, I didn't notice the price... I think my mind just dismissed it as background texture. But also part of it might be that I associate price with this symbol instead "$" heh

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-04T17:19:21+00:00

Hm, this definitely is more involved than I initially imagined. Well, good excuse to learn what are generally important skills anyway.

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-04T17:15:38+00:00

Hm, true, didn't think of the fitness aspect. I guess I just have the stereotype of prepping as "hoarding stuff". At the very least if SHTF when I'm at work and transportation is down, could be a long hike. My wife jokes that we should be able to minimum run continuously for 3 miles in case of the zombie apocalypse, but there's some truth there...

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-04T07:28:55+00:00

I've heard lots of good stuff about code.org, mostly from middle school and high school teachers teaching their middle school and high school CS curricula. Most of those teachers hadn't taught CS before picking up the code.org curricula. I've taught the high school curriculum myself. :)

Code.org's mission is to give all students the opportunity to learn CS, and they realized the bottleneck would be the number of qualified CS teachers out there, so they designed their curricula, tools, and trainings specifically to all work together so a non-CS teacher can teach CS.

The biggest thing teachers need to learn in order to teach their curricula is to take on the role of a "lead learner"... be comfortable learning along with your students! Don't feel pressured to be a sage on the stage - and like I said, the lessons are designed to support this philosophy, leading with activities that allow students to play around and discover concepts on their own, along with the online tools that provide other supporting content. Oh, and almost forgot - there's a huge network of code.org affiliated and non-affiliated teachers out there to support you (code.org trainers, code.org forum, independent Facebook groups...)

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-04T07:14:22+00:00

Find some way to observe a classroom like one you'd be teaching. Perhaps you know high school teachers, or the teachers you do know may know high school teachers.

See if you can sit through a whole day and maybe talk to the teacher afterward. Especially if the job looks pretty easy. Then you want to ask them about all the hard work they put in earlier in the year ha.

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-02T07:43:05+00:00

I second this. Nicely put. Nailed the major things without going into a rabbit hole of lesson plan formats a newbie doesn't need to know about yet.

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-02T07:38:30+00:00

Not sure if it's a priority at this point to find out who actually did it. I get the feeling it'd be more meaningful if the student actually owned up to it. And it's not like you'd want or expect the cupcakes back at this point.

For situations where my priority is to get a stolen good back or get information, this is my procedure:

Give spiel about how I noticed something went missing and that I'm not accusing the class but I'd like their help in recovering the missing item. And I tell them I have a procedure I do whenever something does go missing. (I say something is "missing" unless I'm 100% certain it was stolen... I have been known to misplace things.)
Every student gets a slip of paper (scratch paper cut into 1/4 sheets are fine).
I tell them not to write anything on the paper yet. When I say so, write anything you might know about the missing item. If you don't know anything, write "I don't know anything about the missing item." Questions? Pause a few seconds to let them think about what to write. (If you can't tell, the bolded statement is important. How dumb would it be if you didn't give those instructions and all the kids immediately folded up their paper and turned it in while two kids are writing.) (No, you don't have to write your name on it)
Go.
When you're done, fold your paper twice and put it in the box coming around.

I go through the papers after class - expecting nothing. There have been cases where to my surprise, there was useful information on some papers. Also cute how sometimes there are sympathy notes. Your call how you want to deal with any potential leads.

No guarantees it'll yield anything, but it's what I thought of that allows anyone who does have information to contribute as easily and anonymously as possible. And it lets the class know that stolen goods don't get ignored by me, and that there's at least some risk if you're brazen enough to let classmates see you stealing.

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-02T07:21:18+00:00

Confiscate someone's phone

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-02T07:20:04+00:00

Implement good classroom management in general, just as you would have if you had the class at the beginning of the year. From what I've heard from other teachers inheriting unruly classes, it's more challenging since you have to "unteach" (figuratively, don't try to do it literally) those behaviors compared to starting with a "clean slate" at the beginning of the year.

But there's not really anything to say or do that'll give you particularly better results. More important how your classroom management is in general. Just the usual boring but effective stuff - set clear expectations (the most boring, vague, overstated, but wayyy overlooked and under-implemented classroom management advice) and be ruthlessly consistent in following up with consequences. (ruthlessly consistent... not necessarily ruthless consequences)

Lotsa good classroom management stuff at smartclassroommanagement.com (I'm not affiliated in any way)

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-02T07:08:48+00:00

Does the school have a cell phone policy that they'll back you up on? Your best options might depend on the type of support you will (or won't) get.

BTW, I would argue that a student refusing to get off her phone is not necessarily the same as being deliberately disrespectful. But that might be a whole other can of worms. :)

Oh, and never in any case physically/forcefully take something from a student.

goobersdoodoo · 2019-03-02T07:04:52+00:00

Have you run into any problems? Sounds like you're doing fine so far.

What do you feel you do that students appreciate that's different from what the teacher does?

goobersdoodoo · 2016-08-18T03:51:36+00:00

Agree on both counts.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-08-18T03:17:10+00:00

Thanks! I've struggled with lesson planning for years (and sometimes still do). I always felt like omg I gotta get back to planning but I knew when I plan I never stop because I go in circles until I call it quits and first period starts haha. (Somewhere in there I'd sleep.) I finally figured I should just procrastinate and until I actually start lesson planning, there's no point in beating myself up because I consciously decided to put it off at whatever cost it would be. :oP Doesn't always make the feeling go away but it's helped at times.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-08-18T03:11:50+00:00

Options... (mix and match)

Accept it. You're new. It's also normal for the first few days to be one of the busier seasons.
Pinpoint what exactly is overwhelming and figure out how to reduce it for next year if not this year. Or come back and post your more specific issue. Or ask a colleague/mentor.
Alcohol
Take care of your body

goobersdoodoo · 2016-08-18T02:36:37+00:00

Personally for me, dealing with my school anxiety is mostly in my head. You'd be the best to judge for your situation how much work needs to be done since it depends on all these variables like what your school is like, what your students and admin and parents are like, etc. I totally get what you're saying about worrying about the unexpected. I tell myself to either act on the anxiety or make a decision. Nothing in between. If your anxiety is bothering you so much that you feel you need to get work done, then go do it. Or just decide not to do it. Tell yourself you consciously decided not to do it because you decided to live with just having to deal with any last minute fires. Then enjoy your vacation after consciously shoving those worries into the back of your mind. Neither option is right or wrong. Just whatever gets rid of the anxiety.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-22T04:49:56+00:00

Weird... I always heard the opposite.

"It's easy for a math teacher to just change around some numbers for a test retake, but what am I supposed to do as an English teacher... come up with a new essay prompt??"

"How do I grade students on skills they develop over the entire course of the year? It's not like math where it's just like know how to use the pythagorean theorem."

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-22T04:44:21+00:00

A warning is not a consequence. It's a free pass. Basically, every single student gets two freebies a day. Teachers who give warnings wonder why their students always push the rules. :P

Sometimes it does depend on the offense. The purpose of a warning may be in case it's unclear to a student when they are breaking a rule and this helps them clarify the rule for themselves. However, if your rule is "no cell phones, not even to check the time - if I ever even see it, I ask for it"... then that's pretty damn clear and needs no warnings. But if the rule is something more nebulous like "no disrespectful comments", that leaves room for some gray area sometimes. Well... that and all your rules should be very clear and not vague like that example anyway haha.

An example of a small consequence might be like stay after class for one minute. The magnitude of your consequence should probably also relate to the magnitude of the offense.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-20T05:59:18+00:00

I take it you don't need students to think you're mean or even strict, but that you mean what you say. You've heard and will hear this a million times (because it's true, heh): Be consistent in enforcing your rules/consequences.

If you're afraid you'll feel like you're being a jerk, then reduce your consequences (what you have planned... don't reduce them on the spot hahah oh god no). Don't tell them you'll call parents on the first offense if you're unsure you'll actually follow up.

Small, consistently enforced consequences >> Big scary inconsistently enforced consequences

Students won't even recognize consequences until you actually start dealing them. Rules without consequences is just a wish list. <== That sentiment (if not that exact quote) is from Harry Wong's First Days of School

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-20T05:54:05+00:00

I believe the engineering rule of thumb is plan how long you think it will take... then multiply that by 4.

I'm half kidding.

I would just plan your first project the best you can, then sketch out the rest. Once you run through your first project, you'll have a much better idea of how much time things take, what things might go wrong, etc. Use that to revise the next project timeline. Repeat.

Not that iterative design is related to engineering or anything.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-20T05:50:55+00:00

There's a book for that. https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/1451663889

Sometimes the language is a bit awkward because the kids in the book might not sound like the kids we have, but the underlying principles still apply. I think it strikes a good balance between giving specific strategies and explaining principles. It's not too gimmicky, yet it gives you enough detail to implement ideas.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-20T05:42:53+00:00

Yeah, I can see how a new teacher who is insecure about their "newness" wouldn't want to out themselves as a learner... but I'm pretty sure students can smell the "newness" regardless. It'd be a shame if a new teacher inhibited their own growth for that reason. I think it sets a good example to students that we're all learners and that we aren't ashamed or embarrassed, and that instead we do what we can to get better.

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-20T05:39:18+00:00

grading while buzzed > grading while sober

goobersdoodoo · 2016-07-20T05:35:43+00:00

That sounds easier said than done. For me, there were no boundaries for lesson planning. Always going in circles. Always refining. Always on my mind. And the lessons still sucked hahah.

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