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Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
TECH TUESDAY: Edteach Cheat Sheet
Trying to keep up with all of the new buzzwords in the booming Educational Technology sector can leave you feeling like a kindergartener in a calculus class.
VIA: http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/26-educational-technologies-every-teacher-and-student-should-know/
Monday, 30 September 2013
HOME EC: Egg substitutes....
Now that I am teaching Home Ec I have started to do a lot of research on tidbits for new Home Ec teachers.
This came in my email from a colleague and I thought this may be useful if ever I am in this situation...
Here are some vegan alternatives that work just as well, if not better than eggs...
What is a good substitute for eggs?
2 tbsp cornstarch = 1 egg
2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg.
1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
1 tbsp milled flax seed and 3 tbsp water = 1 egg. Light, fluffy cakes!
Source: http://homeec414.wikispaces.com/Egg+Substitutes
(Ms. Lightburn is a colleague of mine who is a great resource for Home Ec teachers)
Here is another list of ideas in a handy poster that I found on pintrest:
This came in my email from a colleague and I thought this may be useful if ever I am in this situation...
Here are some vegan alternatives that work just as well, if not better than eggs...
What is a good substitute for eggs?
2 tbsp cornstarch = 1 egg
2 tbsp arrowroot flour = 1 egg
2 tbsp potato starch = 1 egg
1 heaping tbsp soy powder + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
1 tbsp soy milk powder + 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg.
1 banana = 1 egg in cakes.
1 tbsp milled flax seed and 3 tbsp water = 1 egg. Light, fluffy cakes!
Source: http://homeec414.wikispaces.com/Egg+Substitutes
(Ms. Lightburn is a colleague of mine who is a great resource for Home Ec teachers)
Here is another list of ideas in a handy poster that I found on pintrest:
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Home Ec: New Posts Coming
So as I mentioned in a previous post, I am teaching Home Ec this year to grades 6/7 and grade 8. I am only there two times a week as I job share, and half the day is Student Services and half the day is Home Ec.
That being said, the two days I am there are mostly "LAB DAYS" which means the students are all cooking.
I am not much of a baker or cook at home, my husband does a lot of that, but one of the keys to Home Ec Labs, as I am learning, is classroom management, supervision, organization and time management.
Maybe I am not the best cook, but those things I am very skilled at.
This week was my first lab with the kids. Grade 6/7s did twice baked stuffed potatoes and Grade 8s did a two day lab making banana-chocolate chip muffins.
I am excited to announce that things went very smoothly. I had the youth worker come in for an extra set of hands and eyes, my job share partner was very organized and had everything ready to go and everything turned out delicious and on time!
I am starting to connect with other Home Ec teachers through social media, especially twitter, and feel more creative in the things we can plan for term two.
What is awesome about teaching "EXPO" or Explorations, is that I get to connect with every student in the school by the end of the year and it is something most of them look forward to doing.
We get 8 weeks with each group and they are 40 minute blocks five days a week.
Anyhow, I plan to start posting occasional "HOME EC" features on my blog so stay tuned!
That being said, the two days I am there are mostly "LAB DAYS" which means the students are all cooking.
I am not much of a baker or cook at home, my husband does a lot of that, but one of the keys to Home Ec Labs, as I am learning, is classroom management, supervision, organization and time management.
Maybe I am not the best cook, but those things I am very skilled at.
This week was my first lab with the kids. Grade 6/7s did twice baked stuffed potatoes and Grade 8s did a two day lab making banana-chocolate chip muffins.
I am excited to announce that things went very smoothly. I had the youth worker come in for an extra set of hands and eyes, my job share partner was very organized and had everything ready to go and everything turned out delicious and on time!
I am starting to connect with other Home Ec teachers through social media, especially twitter, and feel more creative in the things we can plan for term two.
What is awesome about teaching "EXPO" or Explorations, is that I get to connect with every student in the school by the end of the year and it is something most of them look forward to doing.
We get 8 weeks with each group and they are 40 minute blocks five days a week.
Anyhow, I plan to start posting occasional "HOME EC" features on my blog so stay tuned!
Friday, 27 September 2013
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