Cool Hair Cuts . . .

Sarah Oseles, Moye Elementary Counselor, coordinated with Sonia Rosales (Director at Trans Mountain Community College – El Paso, Texas) to get FREE haircuts for about 50 Moye students on November 9, 2009. During this 2nd annual event, cosmetology students, from the Community College spent several hours at Moye Elementary sharing their gifts and talents by cutting and trimming student hair.

Click on the picture below to check out this special event at Moye Elementary:

The Whitaker Tradition Continues . . .

For many years, Whitaker (TEA Exemplary School) has reached out to it's community after school hours with events such as "Read To Your Bunny Night", "Math Night", and Science Night". Yet another year with these rich activities! Families come out to enjoy educational games, lessons., and door prizes. These activities afford parents quality time with their children.

Check out the video below to see some of these engaging activities:

Wild Things (AKA NE Librarians) . . .

Do you know where the Wild Things are? I do . . . I do . . . They are in
Northeast El Paso. They were gathered together on Friday afternoon
learning to create wild websites in order to keep the schools they
serve informed.

Click on the following link to check them out: The Wild Things!

They Want It All . . .

Several teachers attended the eInstruction session at Lee Elementary because they wanted the following.

• a way to give students instant feedback on assignments
• instant data on students needing assistance
• all assignments to be graded and recorded for them

Check out the following link: They Want It All . . .

Webquest Winners!

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the webquest. the
following are the first three teachers who responded correctly:

1st Place: Lori Wilcox - Stanton Elementary

2nd Place: Robin Andrews - Irvin High School


3rd Place: Lisa Eaton - Magoffin Middle School

Webquest/Scavenger Hunt 2009

This webquest contest is for teachers in the following EPISD schools: Irvin, Crosby, Dowell, Lee, Magoffin, Magoffin SESC, Moye, Schuster, Stanton, and Whitaker. The first three classroom teachers to complete all directions and questions correctly and submit the answers via email to me (slmartin@episd.org) will receive a back to school gift. The contest ends September 18, 2009 at 12:00 midnight. The names of the webquest winners will be posted on my blog on September 25, 2007.

1. What is a webquest? (Hint: Select the hyperlinked term in this question. After viewing the page, arrow back to the questions in this post.)

2. Who was the first EPISD superintendent? (Hint: Select the hyperlinked terms in this question. After viewing the page, arrow back to the questions in this post.)

3. What school in the EPISD was home to the first kindergarten class in Texas in 1889? (Hint: Select the hyperlinked terms in this question. After viewing the page, arrow back to the questions in this post.)

4. Neat site for classroom activity ideas:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech141.shtml.

Arrow down this site's page and take a look at the "NOT NECESSARILY TECH" section. What are students asked to do on #17 of the "First-Day Quiz"?

5. Post a comment regarding this webquest. (Select the hyperlinked comment below this post. No need to email me your response to #5 as I can go online and read your comment.

• Is a webquest something you might be willing to incorporate into your lesson(s)?

• Do you think it would be an activity students would enjoy?
  

• Have you ever used a web-based activity in your classroom? If so, what did you use? Did it engage students more than "traditional" classroom activities?

Podstock Southwest - Delicious (08-06-09)

1. What do you think about Delicious?

2. Do you think you will be able to incorporate it into your classroom?

Delicious Handout 1

Delicious Handout 2

Math Activity Handout