过年了！this is the first time i realise how different it is and why the elders said that there is a lack of 过年的气氛 back where we were. look at the movie clipped (it may take a while to stream and load, BIG 20MB Quicktime file) taken just OUTSIDE MY WINDOW at around 0000hr. it’s truly 震耳欲聋！
Today is … … 立春！
立春does not serve much meaning in the past, but here in shanghai, i have finally found the meaning to this term. could be 心理作用, but the FEEL of today’s weather’s contrastively good and there’s sunshine for most part of the morning and afternoon, and daylight is noticeably longer (just to add to the 心理作用coz i have noticed the daily extension of daylight since the winter solstice冬至)
what’s 立春the explanation by our experts from the shanghai meteorological bureau is on the next page … BUT before that, here’s 2 photos to share:
yh3 standing proudly with his first snowman ever!
AND
a view of shanghai outside our window after 5 days of record-breaking snowing.
you can compare it with the ‘before‘ to see the effect 🙂
Classroom Action Research – about and howto
chanced upon this “Classroom Action Research” page put up by Madison Metropolitan School District, it presents a good breakdown for easy reading, and you’ll be guided through the steps and processes of carrying out an AR. the content headings are as follows:
- What is Action Research?
- What Do Teacher Researchers Do?
- What Are Some Effects of Teacher Research Projects?
- Five Phases of Action Research
- Reasons to Do Action Research
- Descriptors of Action Research
- Starting Points
- Guidelines for Developing a Question
- Guidelines for Data Collection
- Data Collection: The 5 W’s and an H
- Techniques for Gathering Data
- Guidelines for Analyzing Your Data
- Writing Prompts for Classroom Action Researchers
- A Process for Analyzing Your Data
- Role of Participants in a Group
- Ideas for Your Final Write-up
- Impact of Action Research
And here’s an AR report entitled “Curriculum Adaptation And Literacy For Non-Auditory Learners” written by Bari Solochek, it’s both a very good example and an interesting read as well. it begins with:
For as far back as I can remember, my place has been in a rocking chair. All
throughout my elementary and secondary education, if I was studying, I was sitting in the
living room in “my†rocking chair with the stereo on. Everyone said that I had terrible
study habits. I agreed, but, I did well in school nonetheless.
When I went to college, one of the first things that my father told me was that the
house seemed so empty when he walked by the silent rocking chair. Not only did that
empty rocking chair affect my father, but it also affected me … …
if you are interested, do read on to find out about how a teacher relates his ‘own problem’ to the way he carried out his teachings in class.
oh yes, i was looking for references to VAK learners when i found what’s above.
Continue reading “Classroom Action Research – about and howto”
some yh juniors photos
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some of you experienced problem viewing the stream on-the-fly, so here’s the ZIP file containing it (content: 1 html file, 1 px file, 1 plugin-installation exe file, 1 README.txt).
if you are not sure what to do after unzipping the file, check out README.txt
enjoy and Live Long & Propser 😉
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accessing flickr from where i am is near impossible for (un)known reason(s), so it’s been eons since i updated yh juniors’ photos to the album.
am in the midst of preparing/reading for my last 2 examinable assignments, and hav strayed away from my work (will be surprised myself if i din), and so hav decided to put together this photo stream which is pretty easy to create with proshow.
the photostream object is BIG (18MB) so it‘ll take quite a long while to load on a 512k broadband connection. it utilises the prodex presenter plugin which will be downloaded automatically (you may have to authorise the installation though)
THE hyperlink is HERE
hope you’ll like it when it’s finally d/led 🙂
more snowy shanghai – record breaking stretch of snowing
《5天创下新纪录!——申城迎来建国以来最大雨雪量》
2008年1月25日下午起，上海地区出现雨雪天气，全市各区县普遍出现了明显的积雪，截止29日8时，市区累计雨雪量已达54.4毫米，市区积雪最深达 4厘米，郊区崇明雪深为17厘米。雨雪量为建国以来最大。市区雪深为1991年以来最大。郊区雪深为1984年以来最大。
1991年12月25-28日的连续降雪，市区雨雪量为18.5毫米，雪深5厘米，郊区金山雪深为10厘米。
1984年1月17、18日连续两天的大雪，市区雨雪量达46.7毫米，雪深5厘米，郊区嘉定雪深为17厘米。
始于2008年1月25日下午的雨雪天气已持续了5天。其持续时间为1964年以来最长。
1964年2月17-24日，发生在上海地区的大雪过程共持续了8天，市区积雪深度达14厘米。
原载上海气象信息网