Paddle boards are currently one of the latest fitness trends around the nation. So how did Turner High School end up with four paddle boards? There are no lakes, rivers or oceans in Turner. There happens to be the Turner Recreation Pool that is attached to the Physical education wing of the building, here students are […]
Category: Classroom Stories
Different learning styles? No problem!
Pardon the mess, we are learning! The MaurerHaus classroom may look a little chaotic to outsiders looking in, but it is driven by student need. We gave our students learning style inventories at the beginning of the year and were shocked at the number of not only kinesthetic learners, but multi-modal learners as well. We […]
The Struggle is Real, and Learning is Really a Struggle
Things have “gotten real” in my Economics class thanks to our new TAG specialist, Mrs. Virginia “Ginny” Hammes. About a month ago, she sent out an email soliciting volunteers to play the “Stock Market Game.” This game affords students the opportunity to buy and sale real stocks, bonds, and mutual funds online—in real-time, just like real […]