Article of the Week... (1/27 Edition)

Do you like dinosaurs? Whether you do or not, check out this article, it's bound to entertain... Enjoy...

Newly described dinosaur with only digits for arms...

Back to Normal...

As we embark on our first full week of instruction for the Spring 2011 semester, I just want to take time in this post to catch everyone up on a couple of things. One: all documents, notes, quizzes, etc. that we have been using in class are now officially uploaded to this website. So, access to everything that we've been doing in class should be attainable from anywhere.

Second, I want to apologize for not keeping the site up to date over the past couple of weeks. With the shortened weeks due to holidays and/or snow days, everything has been very discombobulated. I think that goes for both the students and myself. I'm taking this week to get back up onto the wagon and we'll ride this thing out for the rest of the semester. Lesson plans for the previous weeks have not been uploaded due to inaccuracy, but will be on the site from here on out.

As always, if you have any questions (students and/or parents) please feel free to contact me. I never thought I'd say this, but I am sick of snow days!

Anatomy & Physiology Exam Thursday!

A&P Students... An exam covering the major concepts from Unit 8 (The Skeletal System) will take place this Thursday. Make sure you have read the chapter, reviewed the major concepts found on the A&P webpage at this site, and have completed your colorings and worksheet diagrams! Study, and you'll knock this thing out of the park...

Article of the Week... (1/12 Edition)

With educational technology constantly evolving and advancing, can there be a point where we "over do it?" Data representation and depiction can be an area of technology that may over-stimulate and/or overload  the common student. In the article below the author explains the benefits of technological advancements in data visualization, but also the pros of "keeping it simple." Enjoy...

Keeping the visualizing of data simple...

(the Wound Man, an example from Tufte’s book Visual Explanations)

WELCOME BACK!

It's finally here, the 2011 spring semester at Wamego High School! I'm looking forward to another great semester, and I hope you are too. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me or try to find an answer here on the blog. I'll be constantly updating this site with course information and "general happenings," here at WHS. Good luck this semester and have a good one...

--Mr. Williams