Wk 9 - day 43

today we had a modified class schedule due to halloween. the students are attending a social from 2 - 4 p.m. so we shaved off a little time from every period. the students watched the rest of the ebola video today and then i played a game to review the handout and other topics taught/learning during the rest of the quarter. it was a game that i had played with my students in taiwan that was a huge success there...so, i was curious to see how it would do here. all in all it went very well...i would've liked the use of a whiteboard...but i made do.

the one thing i did today out of the norm was have a student present her virus presentation only to me...we went out to the science staff work room while the rest of the students were still watching the video. i had received a note from her special ed. teacher that she didn't want to present...she's a really quiet, shy gal...and i didn't want to freak her out. i could tell she was still slightly panicking. lucky for me and my daily conversations with my students...i told her we're just going to talk to each other like we always do. i swear i could see the tension leave her shoulders. she did just fine and had a very nice presentation.

this monday we won't have any students...so, i hope to get a lot of prep work done. this next week we're starting to study bacteria. i'm glad i have the chance to teach this subject... something i haven't done before, but i sure do wish i was going to be around for earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunami's...oh well.