Today we completed the preliminary round of the school-wide National Geographic Bee.
AIM: I will compete in Paul's 2009 National Geographic Bee
Do Now:
1) Vocabulary term: “to be fast and effective.”
2) Vocabulary term: “to tame a wild animal”
3) Vocabulary term: “to be excited or anxious about something”
4) Vocabulary term: “widespread destruction”.
Lesson Steps: Once we completed today's Do Now we went over the rules of the National Geographic Bee. Each class competed until there was one winner. All classroom winners will compete in the Paul final after school on January 13th.
Homework: Our mid-term exam is on Thursday January 15th. Start studying tonight!
About Me
- Mr. Magnuson
- I have been teaching at Paul Public Charter School for seven years and I love it! I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from American University in 1997 and my Masters in Teaching Social Studies from Brown University in 2002. I also have a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and I used this training to teach English as a Second Language in DC, New York City and also in Puebla, Mexico. I am looking forward to using my extensive teaching experience to have another high performing school year for everyone. Contact me at cmagnuson @paulcharter.org