Galyn Wiemers is the middle school shop teacher at Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School in Dallas Center, Iowa. Mr. Wiemers' classes in the shop consist of an introductory class for sixth graders, 18 modules for seventh grade that include industrial and technological projects and a nine week woodworking class where each eighth grader builds an end table from oak.
Some Recent Questions, Explicit and Implied
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*Aren’t non-fiction and informational text the same thing?*
No, they are not. Informational text is factual, but that isn’t the point
(or it isn’t the onl...
Colbert: Grads ‘owe the previous generation nothing’
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Satirist Stephen Colbert gave the commencement speech at the University of
Virginia, telling graduates the baby boomers “have given you a gift, a
particula...
One Walking Moment
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Today is my son Andrew's 1st birthday. Here is the video "One Walking
Moment", my "mash-up" between Drew learning to walk and the epilogue to
every ...
London/Scotland – Spring Break 2014
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Even though I just got back from my first trip with EF Tours, it’s already
time to start thinking about plans for next spring break. For spring break
2014,...
More About the Hunley
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This article begins….”For nearly 150 years, the story of the *Hunley’s*attack on the
*USS Housatonic* has been Civil War legend. And it has been wrong.”
O...
New Gig
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It’s been months since I posted here–and that is because I have been
wonderfully immersed in my work as the vice principal of an
English-immersion kinderga...
Save the Teacher!
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We hear calls in the press, on the radio, and television to save different
endangered species. Man has been asked to set aside land, change our
cultivation...
Dr. Seuss' Birthday, Read Across America Day
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Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday was celebrated across America on Friday, March 2
on Read Across America Day. The day is set aside to celebrate the life and
work...
Urlaub mit oder ohne Reiseversicherung?
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Die schönste Zeit des Jahres ist der Urlaub, das gilt aber vermutlich nur
für Singles. Paare werden in der unverhofft langen gemeinsam verbrachten
Zeit oft...
Patterson's book on Middle School
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Ok, so it has been quite awhile since I have posted a blog. In fact, it has
been so long that I didn't quite know how to start again.
Then I read this boo...
Day 1
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It's my first day of new teacher orientation. I'm going to spend all day
listening to other people talk yet somehow I am nervous. What is this year
going...
Megan Snyder…Un-Natural Disasters
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Megan Snyder presents her research on natural disasters and gives a call
for America to respond. Download addthis_url =
'http%3A%2F%2Fdcgss7.com%2F2010%2F0...
Gradebook on the move
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The Gradebook is on the move — but not too far. All the latest Tampa Bay and Florida education news has a new home at tampabay.com. You'll still find all our...
Visit 'Teaching Now'
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Editors Note: Blogboard will no longer be updated as of April 26, 2010. For our take on the latest in the teacher blogosphere, please visit our new blog, Tea...
Visit "Teaching Now"!
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Editors Note: Our Web Watch blog will no longer be updated as of April 26, 2010. For our take on the latest teaching news, please visit our new blog, Teachin...
Feedback Please!
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Happy new year, everyone! We here at Motivation Matters wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for all the thoughtful comments and suggestions we've r...
The Education of a Teacher
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Direction: Write a six-word sentence, a mini-memoir, of your teacher life. Response: I'm always learning, can't help it. Teacher Magazine is asking teachers ...