A+personal+reflection

Why a wiki?

The purpose of this page is to allow better communication between me "the teacher" and you "the student" or the you who is "the parent of the student". I believe that communication is the best way to break down barriers that prevent us from understanding. Whether the understanding is a scientific concept or the cultural/societal differences that we think separate us. The purpose of this wiki is to facilitate learning in our classroom and outside of these walls. It will allow us to stay in touch. On these pages, you will find tools and resources that will make you a better scientist and a better student. These pages, I believe, make me a better teacher, because through their creation, I have had to think about what will help us learn and what might be just another distracting piece of technology. This wiki will enable all of us (teacher, student, & parent) to understand when things are due. It will allow me to communicate assignments along with their instructions. It will allow you to check when things are due so that you don't wake up in a panic wondering..... It will allow your parents to make sure that you are staying on top of your studies. The other great thing about this wiki is that I can post pod-casts and lectures that will help you to reinforce the concepts and ideas that we discussed in class. If you are at home and can't quite remember how something worked, you can look at the daily calander and check in with our lesson of the day. This does two things; it gives you ownership of your education. You get to be in charge and take the initiative to complete assignments and become a better student. The second thing that is accomplished is that it allows me to provide you with a different voice than mine. Sometimes hearing an idea from a different voice, taught in a different way, allows you to make sense out of something. I hope that you use this page often and that it serves us well. If you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Thank you for your interest in the "boycescience" page.