I got my Physics for Dummies (at the recommendation of my advisor) books in the mail yesterday....I'm nervous for the exam! It's supposed to be very difficult and considering I only had one year of true Physics courses then 3 of applied Physics, this could be interesting! I'm actually looking forward to studying, though, so that's a bonus, right??
Today I sat in on a class that had a guest speaker. This month is National Engineering Month, and the guest lecturer was an engineer that gave a presentation then had a progressive activity for the students to do. The presentation and activity kept the students' attention and was fun. The activity applied some of the information from the presentation and was a real life simulated activity. The whole time I assisted the presenter and the students, I couldn't help but think...."This is how I want my class to be!"....I hope that somehow I can make every topic, every lecture, every activity applicable to real life in the present day. I know there might be some times that it seems impossible, but has that stopped me before? :) I figure my background will help in this category, but I'll definitely need some creative juices flowing as I make lesson plans.
What resources can I pull from? Friends, family? Books, websites? I'll definitely need to keep my eyes peeled for applicable math/science resources!
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