Maria Benzon’s Weblog

Archive for August 2007

Introducing to My EP

Posted by: mbenzon on: August 21, 2007

Today, I shared this website with my supervisor and colleague!
 Happy Learning!
maria

Note-Taking & Summarizing Research Articles

Posted by: mbenzon on: August 21, 2007

I am trying to find an effective and efficient way to take notes and summarize the journal articles for my candidacy’s literature review.  It’s a fine balance between too much and too little.  Too much information equates to lots of time needed and difficulty synthesizing.  On the other hand, too little information means that although [...]

Creating a Timeline for Candidacy

Posted by: mbenzon on: August 21, 2007

Well, tonight I created a timeline.  All the “How to…” articles on writing a dissertation recommended that.  The control freak in me is realizing how out-of-control I am in terms of being an independent and disciplined learner. So, I’m going to follow the time line.  It’s not so detailed, but I do need to give [...]

Cool Videos for Teachers

Posted by: mbenzon on: August 20, 2007

Teacher Tube is a great site to integrate more technology into your educator’s bag of tricks! 
www.teachertube.com
Take a peek!  Happy Learning!

Syllabus & Rubric

Posted by: mbenzon on: August 18, 2007

Since it is the beginning of the year, I want to share the syllabus I used as a teacher.  You can download it and make any necessary changes (like your name and course). You don’t even need to reference from whom you got it! 
Benzon Bulletin
I also want to share the rubric I used to grade all [...]

Hello world!

Posted by: mbenzon on: August 18, 2007

Hola friends and colleagues! 
In an attempt to keep up with constantly evolving technology, I thought it would be a pretty good idea to experiment with blogging!  This blog will be mainly used for my work in Houston ISD and my studies at the University of Houston. If you have any ideas or suggestions you would like [...]