One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin.The professor handed out the question paper with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and begin.To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot in the center of the page.
Lecture is a common instructional strategy, but it can be boring! Here are 11 quick, low-stress ways to make your lecture more engaging!
Phase 2 of the WSU Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Display Garden is on track to be completed by June 5 – including an interactive “human-powered” sundial made of colored stones in the courtyard. The multi-phase project located just east of the Lighty Building is directed by Phil Waite, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture
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Imagine venturing down a hallway where the darkness envelops you like a mysterious, yet inviting embrace. Picture yourself walking through this captivating spac
The Wardrobe was a magical portal in Professor Kirke's House that linked Earth to the world of Narnia, if only for a short time. The wardrobe was commissioned by Professor Digory Kirke sometime before the Second World War.[1] Its origins, however, stretched back many years earlier to Digory's own adventure in Narnia. During that adventure, Aslan had sent Digory to retrieve an apple from a magic tree and bring it back to him. After Digory did so, the apple was planted in the ground and grew into
I've been reading photographers' discussions on various external strobe accessories. I had these tests done some years back for my textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach." From top to bottom, the Indoor/Outdoor comparisons are for: Direct Flash Bouncing the strobe off a ceiling Lumiquest Omnidome Through an umbrella Off an umbrella Through a softbox Outdoors or in a large ballroom or gymnasium, all the accessories work less well at softening shadows. The scattered light rays coming from the accessories have few surfaces to bounce off. Notice, in the outdoor series, that the shadow behind the model is darker in almost each situation. For these tests, the subject remained at the same distance from the background, and the strobe was located nine feet from the subject. Note that there are newer flash accessories on the market for softening light. All are subject to the same laws of physics.
Harry Potter fans can get explore Professor Sprout's greenhouse for the first time this July
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A research team comprised of Woo Dae Jang, Gi Bae Kim, and Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST reported an interactive metabolic map of bio-based chemicals. Their research paper "An interactive metabolic map of bio-based chemicals" was published online in Trends in Biotechnology on August 10, 2022.
One of Nora’s favorite things to do is act out Fairy Tales. I love to see how she has taken ownership of these simple stories after “playing them” over and over. Lately we have …
Professors are starting to orient Charles Darwin within a rich history of people from all cultures who have grappled with the mechanisms of life.
Last week construction work began on the Shakespeare North Playhouse, a replica inspired by the Bard on the site of an old council car park in the small town of Prescot in Knowsley
Bookbinding sounds much more intimidating than it really is, especially considering how loose the definitions of 'book' and 'binding' are individually, more so when combined. One of the easiest books to make is the French Fold. There is no sewing necessary, it can even be done with tape instead of messing with glue and dry-times, and you can easily incorporate mixed media. 'French Fold' is in reference to the pages of the book being joined together on the outward facing fore-edges, instead of the interior edges/folds at the spine. This is an instructional hand-out that I made for students (details below): These instructions are for making a book from standard typing paper (8.5x11 in.), which has been folded horizontally. I am violating one of the first rules of paper crafting here because I am literally going against the grain, paper grain that is, in my folds. If I were doing this properly, the fold should be running vertically on the full sheets of paper. The reasoning for this fold orientation is that it makes the spine of the book parallel to the grain direction in the paper (the normal grain direction for typing paper). The rule of thumb is: the grain direction in paper (or material with a grain) needs to run parallel to the spine of the book. This will allow the book to expand and contract according to varied moisture levels, both internal and environmental, without warping the book. However, this project was for school children and the sizing above was more useful for the journals that they were making. Their moms will love it no matter how many archival laws are being broken. I am going to follow along with the instructions to make my own French Fold book, but I am going to make it smaller. I am cutting my typing paper in half horizontally (so, maintaining the correct grain orientation) because I desired a smaller book. Also, I am using double-sided tape to adhere my pages in lieu of glue (lazy, very lazy). 1. paper for your interior pages 2. paper or material for your cover 3. adhesive: double-sided tape or glue 4. straight-edge blade 5. self-healing mat 6. bone folder (to make crisp folds) 7. ruler (assist you in making straight cuts) 8. pencil (possibly, if you are inclined not to eyeball fold positions) Step 1: Or.... fold whatever paper you are using. I would also use this time to cut the paper/material for the cover. Your cover needs to have the same height (top to bottom of a page) as your page but you do not know how long your cover paper has to be until you measure the thickness of your text block (stack of folded and adhered pages). Best to hold off a few more steps before you make that cut. I had pre-cut the cover paper for the school students making these books, so they did not have to worry about that detail. I have learned not to bank on children cutting straight lines. In fact, just limit any critical scissor use. Step 2: I used double-sided tape. If you accordion-out your stack, once it is adhered, it looks like this: Step 3: Now you can cut the length of your cover paper. The length should be the width (side to side) of your pages, multiplied by 2 (you have a front and a back cover) add the thickness of the spine, and then add on an inch or two for good measure... in case of accidents. Step 4: Now, for me, I am just taping my text block to one outer edge of the cover paper and then making my folds. Again, this is a lazy choice. Here is the taping of the first edge to the cover (easier if you put the tape on the cover and move the text block onto it): The position of the first fold of the spine Gratuitous close-up Make the second fold to enclose the spine. Then, I am taping down the other outer edge of the cover paper to the text block before trimming off the extra cover paper. This is easier than the method in the hand-out, but it was not a practical option for the kids, as you really should do the trimming with a straight-edge and that seemed like a "'tis but a flesh wound" moment in the making. Ready for the trim Step 5 (if you weren't avoiding the giving of knives to children or being lazy): Again, there was the other method of adhering the text block to the cover. Now, why would you want to use French Fold? More projects with that to follow.
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In 1994, University of British Columbia professor Stanley Coren published a book called The Intelligence of Dogs. In it, he included a list of what he determined to be the smartest dog breeds. Here’s a look at who made his list.
Why do so many kids have both dyslexia and ADHD? Watch as expert Fumiko Hoeft talks about ADHD and dyslexia comorbidity in this video.
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Are you looking for creative ways to incorporate arts integration into your secondary ELA classroom? Read through this quick post for some creative and practical tips to integrate the arts and increase student engagement in your classroom.
