Exit Card - February 18, 2012 (Common Core: There's an App for That)

Exit cards are a type of quick little assessment tool teachers can use to check how a lesson went with their class. Pass out index cards, ask a short question, and give students a few minutes to answer at the end of class, collect as they leave. I want to do a week-in-review type post each week, but I don't want to call them Week-in-Review. So, I'll call them Exit Cards.

I learned that Howard County bloggers and blog readers are a very nice group of people. Monday night's HoCo Blogtail Party at The Corner Stable was a lot of fun. It was my first time meeting many of these bloggers, people I've followed for sometime, and I really enjoyed it. Thank you Jessie Newburn and Brian Dunn for hosting the party!

I learned that if you are a teacher or parent who wants to keep the Common Core State Standards straight, there's an app for that.  

I learned that I have the sweetest kids in the world when they brought The Man and I breakfast in bed on Valentine's Day. Toast with peanut butter, coffee, and handmade cards on a silver tray - I love those kids! 

I learned that I am so incredibly out of shape. I must have been in denial about that, but those illusions were shattered in one hour of personal training at the gym. Ugh. I spent two days after the workout trying not to yelp in pain while descending stairs...or sitting down...or standing up again.  I'm told it gets better. Here's hoping. 

Speaking of teachers, I learned that my kids have fantastic math teachers. Our parent-teacher conferences went very well. There were no surprises because the teachers keep us updated weekly. Fifteen minutes was a good amount of face-time for me to dig a little deeper than the Friday Folder notes allow. Thanks, Teachers!

How was your week?
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