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.
‘Every weld is a challenge’
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Philadelphia schools are focusing career-tech training on preparing
students to move from high school to apprenticeships and skilled jobs,
reports Chalkbea...
My End-Of-Year Numbers are Making me cry!
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I had no idea what to expect when I launched my business six months into
the pandemic. How It Started I had no idea what to expect when I launched
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May Gladness Bracket
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Yes, indeed, I should have posted this at the BEGINNING of the tournament
instead of at the end, but hey, better late than never, right?
Here is the comple...
Journey to the Middle
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One of the more rewarding experiences you can have as an administration is
to open a new campus. In the spring of 2018 I was fortunate enough to have
that ...
Please follow me to my new website.....
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Here's a big HELLO to those of you who might find yourself here through a
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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. Megan Snyder – Un-Natural Disasters
Visit 'Teaching Now'
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Visit "Teaching Now"!
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Editors Note: Our Web Watch blog will no longer be updated as of April 26,
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Motivation Matters Says Goodbye
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When Kevin started Motivation Matters, it was with the idea that this blog
would be a helpful resource for educators, parents, and community members
intere...
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
teacher...