by og | Nov 5, 2014 | Teacher Talk
Social divisions—many based on class, race and ethnicity—are pervasive in our nation’s schools. Together, we can make a change. October was national anti-bullying month, and as a way to recognize and honor this month, Mater Christi Students in Kindergarten through...
by og | Oct 24, 2014 | Teacher Talk
On Monday, October 20th, I brought the 8th grade class on a field trip to the Federal Courthouse in Burlington to give the students a “real life” taste of the American legal system in action. They recently finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird in Literature class and...
by og | Oct 24, 2014 | Teacher Talk
My students were cleaning up the Sisters’ garden for Reaching Out Day and wanted to save the beautiful Dahlias. When we finished up, they were drawn to the welcoming path leading down to the cemetery. The students were moved by how old, and yet how young some of...
by og | Oct 16, 2014 | Teacher Talk
As part of a literature unit on detective mystery fiction, the 6th and 7th grade students used the logic and deduction skills they learned about while reading Sherlock Holmes and other great fictional detectives to solve a murder. The crime scene was set up in the...
by og | Sep 26, 2014 | Teacher Talk
In honor of Mercy Day, September 24th, we watched a special video in class that featured Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Associates in various locations throughout the Northeast Community who shared their personal reflections on Mercy. After we watched to video, I asked...
by og | Sep 23, 2014 | Teacher Talk
I have seen several science experiments which allow for students to test different variables of paper airplane designs. Because inertia and momentum are review concepts for the 8th grade, I wanted to focus on changing the mass which effects both inertia and momentum....
