Other sites that I shared:
www.brightstorm.com (a video tutorial site)
www.vocabahead.com (a vocabulary video site)
www.blogger.com (get started on blogging)
www.cue.org (Computer Using Educators)
www.timetoast.com (create a dynamic timeline)
Monday, October 3, 2011
Prezi Presentation
This is my presentation to the amazing GHS staff. Thank you to everyone who attended. Also, a special "thank you" to Karina's parents for letting me use her photo.
Other sites that I shared:
Other sites that I shared:
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Present with Prezi
On Monday's staff development day, I've requested to doing a brief presentation on Prezi. It's a very neat presentation tool that offers an alternative to PowerPoint and Keynote. Additionally, I wish to share with the faculty other technology resources. My focus will be on free web-based resources that can contribute to teachers' lessons in the classroom. Presentations are always fun for me. I look forward to planning and delivering this 20-minute workshop.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Jupiter Grades
It may have been long overdue, but my grades are finally online. I have not dabbled with any grading program; I've simply been using Excel. In part, the reason was that I never spent too much time on grading. As a teacher, I prefer to focus on lesson planning. This weekend, I explored JupiterGrades.com. I like it. I have uploaded all homework assignments and grades. Ultimately, I think this will benefit the students.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Fave Five
This started several years ago; I announce Mr. Yip's Fave Five - top five students in each class period by overall grade percentage. These posters are posted from my window and can be seen from the corridors of the math area. They are updated periodically. (Inspired by T-Mobile's Fave 5).
Monday, September 19, 2011
Gift from Student
"Link from Zelda" by Lily. Lily was my students in Geometry and Algebra 2. We also worked many hours during our CAHSEE Saturday morning sessions. We were both thrilled and relieved when she finally passed. She has already stopped by my classroom many times this year just to say "hi". Today, she gave me her stencil artwork. Thanks, Lilly, what an awesome gift!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
The Tippe Top
When you spin this exquisitely crafted spinner, it would spontaneously flip upside-down after several seconds and continue to spin. This is a gift from two of my best friends: Sunny Wang and Cathy Ou. They got it at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. It came to me via London, England. Definitely one of the coolest treasures. Thanks guys.
Monday, August 29, 2011
GHS 2011-12
My sixth year with GHS starts tomorrow. This will be my seventh year overall as a public high school math teacher. This year, I've once again accepted an overload. My assignments are one Algebra 1, four Algebra 2, and an AP Statistics course.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Link Crew 2011-12
After two days of training this week, our Link Leaders welcomed our freshmen class of 2015. Mr. C. and I are very proud of our leaders. As I roam their classrooms through their group activities, I was most please to see leaders giving me the thumbs up. It's a sign that everything is going well. It was a hot and humid day, our leaders persevered and thrived. Go Big!!!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
California's College System in Decline
This is an alarming study. The LA Times article summarizes the findings by a study by Cal State Sacramento. The full report is also available here.
From the article, among the findings:
• California ranks last among states in funding per college student from state appropriations and tuition and fees.
• Tuition and fee increases exceed the national average rate of increase.
• The college-going rate of high school graduates rose from 53% to 58% between 2003 and 2007 but dropped back to 53% in 2009.
• California ranks 41st in the number of bachelor's degrees awarded for every 100 high school graduates six years after graduation.
Monday, June 13, 2011
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