Susan Haskell

Thanks Bonnie. We are done. The students are working on polishing their final lesson plans and submitting them for a final project. We can not thank you enough for your help and support. I will be sending an evaluation survey to help us get some feedback on what this process was like for you. We […]

I’m so glad that it went well!

Hi Jenny, Yikes! Now I see it! It looks really good. I really like the different blue colors to show the difference between the tide heights. This is super picky ~ and maybe not even what you want to do ~ but the numbers in the middle of the pix were distracting me and I […]

Hi Mindy, teacher mentors, and COSIA students – The students did a great job presenting their lessons at an event for middle school level students last Tuesday. Overall the middle school students ranked the program a 4.4 of 5 (1 = poor and 5 = excellent). Over the summer, we will be working on fine […]

I love the pix of the girl in the upper left corner! I also really like the numbered steps ~ it makes it clear how to approach the data. I was wondering if you could just highlight the example used in the numbered steps down in the bottom section (instead of all the data) ~ […]

Hi Jenny, I’m so glad you were able to understand what I was trying to say about the data table. I look forward to seeing the Jenny-version. I definitely had some adventures in the Navy! Scott and I were amazed when we were talking one day ~ and realized that I used his data during […]

Hi Jenny and Charlene, I’m not exactly sure how your “booth” is laid out, but if it were me, I’d put the Earth-rubber band model off to the side ~ or make it so you can pick it up and show the “bulge” while having the discussion at the tank. I like the fact that […]

Hey Chris, this is a great question. I think taking the SAR approach is a good way to go, as it is more recognizable to students than perhaps other current-related subjects would be (i.e. fisheries, upwelling or river plumes). Our old Cool Classroom lessons “Adrift” and “Follow that Bloom” are some early examples, but they […]