Author Archives: mrstokes24

About mrstokes24

Teacher of science for 21 years. First year modeler and constructivist. Married with two teenage daughters and two four legged sons.

Students Taking Ownership of Their Learning

Posted on September 22, 2013 by mrstokes24

I find my school week quite different from previous years.  I started off my week by dragging my self in on Monday similar to my students, I hated Mondays, they are exhausting.  Work was work and I left it there. … Continue reading →

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Transformation reflection

Posted on September 15, 2013 by mrstokes24

Students and parents have been introduced to standards based grading and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. The change in my pedagogue, as anticipated, has been accepted with excitement by most students. Our first whiteboard sessions have been painfully quite … Continue reading →

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Status quo is not an option!

Posted on September 1, 2013 by mrstokes24

I don’t claim to be a writer, there I got that off my chest. That being said, this blog will document my experience as a 21 year veteran but a first year modeler. I’ve realized that my students were leaving … Continue reading →

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