Author Archives: Mariflor Medrano

Class 12 Physics- Proportional Reasoning

We had a Physics Learning Team meeting, and we looked over where we are today compared to what we did last year. We are behind. I know that we took an extra day to make sure we really knew how to write the Claims and Evidence for the CER (Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning). However, I’mContinue reading “Class 12 Physics- Proportional Reasoning”

Day 10 MHT- Field trip to Chorus Room

MHT students went across the street to the DePaul campus to see the construction of the chorus room. It was supposed to be ready by the end of the summer, but there were some complications. One of the main complications was that the hole (or something like it) required by HVAC could not be supportedContinue reading “Day 10 MHT- Field trip to Chorus Room”

Day 9- Quiz, Iso Name, College Dorm Planning Day 2

We took our very first pencil and paper quiz. Students had to convert mat plans to iso/ortho views of the structure. Most of the students did well. Quite a few misread the front. I think we’ll have to review where the front is on a mat plan. Very few students struggled and asked for cubesContinue reading “Day 9- Quiz, Iso Name, College Dorm Planning Day 2”

Day 8 Physics-Quiz Preparation

All my Physics related blog posts are probably going to start with I hate how Schoology is down for our freshmen class. It’s really throwing a wrench in my organization and work flow. Over the long weekend, we assigned some homework pages that are meant to be practice for students about graphs and equations. IContinue reading “Day 8 Physics-Quiz Preparation”

Day 8- College Dorm Project Day 1

Today, I introduced our big building design project. In the past, students were required to design a building, any kind of building, using all the pieces that come in the Lego Architecture Studio box. Students were not allowed to create pools out of leftover pieces. What ended up happening last year is that students builtContinue reading “Day 8- College Dorm Project Day 1”

Days 5-7: 3 Days of Buggy Lab Discussion

THREE DAYS!!! Three days of discussing the Buggy Lab. It really didn’t help that Schoology is down. I totally messed up and made like three assignments of the same assignment in Google classroom. So naturally, we have confusion. Learning is hard enough without our tools malfunctioning. With this hurdle, listening and paying attention have becomeContinue reading “Days 5-7: 3 Days of Buggy Lab Discussion”

Day 4- more practice.

I think the order of the drawing practices need to be clearer. How do I present isometric and orthographic views to be more aligned with the principles of Modeling Instruction? I like how we did the mat plan discussion, but maybe not so much so as a Schoology discussion. Perhaps creating a packet as weContinue reading “Day 4- more practice.”

Day 3- 3rd time’s the charm

Update on the LMS malfunction I tried emailing students daily what we did in class and what the homework is. I also placed important due dates for them. Tried to make it as clear as possible…once again…to me. We found out in class that no one reads their emails. So here I am, learning GoogleContinue reading “Day 3- 3rd time’s the charm”

Day 3- Perspective

Agenda: FCI, Class Expectations Document, Finish iso/ortho intro, mat plans, HW: discussion Makers took the FCI today. I was mostly interested to know how well they retained their physics content knowledge from freshman year. I’m curious to know which students are in the honors programs and how the curriculum was taught. Basically, I want toContinue reading “Day 3- Perspective”