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Ruth Anne Eatock, Ph.D.
Professor of Otology and Laryngology and Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
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Biophysical studies of receptor cells and neurons in the mammalian inner ear
The receptor cells of the inner ear are called hair cells after their conspicuous bundles of fine, hair-like, processes (see cartoon in Fig. 2). Hair cells transduce sound and head motions into electrical signals, which they transmit across synapses to afferent neurons, which in turn carry the electrical signals from the inner ear to the brain. We study all three stages in the inner ear: sensory transduction within the hair cell; synaptic transmission from hair cell to afferent neuron, and the generation of neural firing patterns that carry different kinds of information. To make and shape their sensory signals, hair cells and afferent neurons use diverse ion channels. We investigate how the properties of specific ion channels shape sensory signals. For example, low-voltage-activated potassium (K) channels in certain vestibular hair cells and afferents improve the speed of sensory signaling and may be critical to the fidelity of vestibular reflexes.
In addition to their value as models of signal transfer in the nervous system, the hair cells and afferent neurons of the inner ear are clinically significant. Noise, drugs and the accumulated effects of aging affect transduction and synaptic transmission in the inner ear, leading to sensorineural hearing loss and an inability to maintain gaze and balance. Thus, knowing how hair cells and neurons create and transfer signals is important for the therapy of damaged ears.
Our principal model preparations have been the sensory epithelia of the rodent utricle (Figure 1) and saccule, which sense linear head movements and head tilt. These have unusual synaptic diversity: afferent neurons form large cup-shaped synaptic endings (calyces) on type I hair cells, as shown in Figure 2, and more conventional small (bouton) endings on type II hair cells.
Figure 1: Whole mount of part of the mouse vestibular labyrinth, illustrating the tissues that we study in vitro (from Dr. Jingbing Xue). Shown are the hair cell epithelia of the anterior and lateral semicircular canals and the utricle., as well as the vestibular ganglion and distal nerve branch connecting the ganglion to the epithelia. Some ganglion cell bodies are brightly stained with labeled antibody to calretinin, a calcium binding protein.
We use the whole-cell patch clamp recording method to characterize the electrical responses of the sensory cells to sensory stimulation. Figure 2 illustrates examples of transduction currents (Imet) and receptor potentials (Vrec) of a hair cell and action potentials from an afferent ending (calyx stalk spikes), all evoked by deflection of the hair bundle (top trace) by a stimulus probe at different frequencies from 2 to 200 Hz . We also use molecular methods to identify the ion channels, and modeling to identify the functional significance of distinctive ion channel properties, gradually building an understanding of how inner ear organs process sensory stimuli.
Figure 2: Responses of a hair cell and a calyceal afferent terminal to sinusoidal deflections of the hair bundle. Right, A type I hair cell and its afferent terminal, showing the locations of the stimulus probe (against the hair bundle) and two recording pipettes, one on the hair cell and one on the afferent calyx ending. Various ion channels in the hair cell and afferent ending are indicated, including the mechanosensitive channels of the hair bundle (met) and potassium channels in the basolateral hair cell membrane (DR; KCNQ; K,L). Left, top trace, The bundle was deflected with sinusoidal bursts from 2 Hz to 200 Hz. Middle traces (Imet and Vrec), the transduction current and receptor potential evoked in the hair cell. Bottom traces, Action potentials recorded with a loose-patch recording from a calyx stalk.
1. Rüsch A, Lysakowski A, Eatock RA (1998) Postnatal development of type I and type II hair cells in the mouse utricle: Acquisition of voltage-gated conductances and differentiated morphology. J Neurosci 18: 7487-7501.
2. Chen JW-Y, Eatock RA (2000) A major potassium conductance in type I hair cells from rat semicircular canals: Characterization and modulation by nitric oxide. J Neurophysiol 84: 139-151.
3. Vollrath MA and Eatock RA (2003) Time course and extent of mechanotransducer adaptation in mouse utricular hair cells: Comparison with frog saccular hair cells. J Neurophysiol 90:2676-2689.
4. Wong W-H, Hurley KM and Eatock RA. (2004) Differences in the negatively inactivating potassium conductances of mammalian cochlear and vestibular hair cells. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 5:270-84.
5. Hurley KM, Gaboyard S, Zhong M, Price SD, Wooltorton JRA, Lysakowski A, Eatock RA (2006) M-like K+ currents in type I hair cells and calyx afferent endings of the developing rat utricle. J Neurosci 26:10253-10269.
6. Wooltorton JRA, Gaboyard S, Hurley KM, Price SD, Bao H, Garcia JL, Lysakowski A, Eatock RA (2007) Developmental changes in two voltage-dependent sodium currents in utricular hair cells. J Neurophysiol 97:1684-1704.
7. Kalluri R, Xue J, Eatock RA. (2010) Ion channels set spike timing regularity of mammalian vestibular afferent neurons. J Neurophysiol. 104:2034-51.
8. Lysakowski A, Gaboyard-Niay S, Calin-Jageman I, Chatlani S, Price SD, Eatock RA. (2011) Molecular microdomains in a sensory terminal, the vestibular calyx ending. J Neurosci 31:10101-14
1. Eatock RA (2000) Adaptation in hair cells. Annu Rev Neurosci 23: 285-314.
2. Eatock RA, Hurley KM (2003) Functional development of hair cells. Curr Top Dev Biol 57:389-448.
3. Eatock RA, Lysakowski A (2006) Mammalian vestibular hair cells. In: Vertebrate Hair Cells (Eatock, Fay, Popper, eds.) Springer: New York, pp 348-442.
4. Eatock RA, Xue J, Kalluri R (2008) Ion channels in mammalian vestibular afferents may set regularity of firing. J Exp Biol 211:1764-1774.
5. Eatock RA, Songer JE (2011) Vestibular hair cells and afferents: Two channels for head motion signals. Annu Rev Neurosci 34:501-34


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3200m or 1600m.
Which time is equivalently better? A 4:40 1600m or a 10:10 3200m. I really don't know?
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That's quite easy to answer: they're both worth the same thing. And that would be...... ZERO!!!!
The 1600 and 3200 are bastard distances (to use one of my favorite TFN expressions) that should never see the light of day.
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Wow, that is slightly ironic. A miler says that the 1600 is a bastard distance? I don't really think that 1609.334 meters is much better, and a 1600 makes getting splits a lot easier.
I'd say that the 10:10 3200 is a better time, but I think that the 1600 is more competive (in HS). That is just my opinion though.
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10:10 is better - just look at a local HS list for your area and it's likely more HS runners broke 4:40 this yeat than 10:10.
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Pretty much dead even. Using a scoring system I've developed using just high school performances, a 10:10.00 is worth 54.2 points and the 4:40.00 is worth 54.1 points. This system uses the top 50 HS performances from the past 4 years to establish a benchmark worth 100 points.
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>That's quite easy to answer: they're both worth
>the same thing. And that would be......
The 1600 and 3200 are bastard
>distances (to use one of my favorite TFN
>expressions) that should never see the light of
Well, in all fairness here, who runs the 1600 or the 3200? High-school runners. And last time I checked, they didn't make the decision to run those distances instead of distances which do have fathers. So why don't you lighten up a bit, there?
I don't know which time is actually better, but a 10:10 is a lot less common than a 4:40.
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in pennsylvania, there's been a move to get the distances changed to 1500 and 3000...
but bureaucracies take time.
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I just submitted an official change-of-rules request for the Texas governing body to go back to the M and 2M.
Re: 3200m or 1600m.
I have some authority on this.
In 1972, as a high schooler, I ran 4:36 and 10:09 in yards.
A fellow named Purdy had written a book around this period that attempted to find equivalencies over a range of distances. By Purdy's reckoning, my mile was slightly better than my 2-mile.
So I would agree with the poster who said 4:40 and 10:10, whether measured in meters or yards, are nearly equal.
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As of this writing, I can hear the rain beating against the skylights as it glazes our country roads with ice; weather which forecasters predict will turn to snow for the next three days--not a landscape most 24-year veterans to sunny Florida would look forward to. Returning to Vermont presents new challenges, not to mention relearning how to negotiate snow and ice. Still, the winter wonderland is apparent everywhere, and some days are even sunny! In this setting, orchidists really appreciate growing orchids! We are growing just three paphiopedilums as house plants. How do paphs respond to home conditions?
The three paphs we have to start with are: Paphiopedilum Maudiae 'The Queen', P. venustum, and P. St. Swithin. I have seen Paphiopedilum Maudiae grown under normal fluorescent lights in Michigan with some success, therefore this hybrid seems a good choice. Paphiopedilum venustum forms a full circle for me having been my first orchid acquired in 1959 (different clone). The most interesting plant for this modest experiment is Paphiopedilum St. Swithin. Although a hybrid, both parents (P. rothschildianum and P. philippinense) thrive in the wild in bright and sometimes full sun. Can a coryopedilum paph thrive as a house plant?
Potting materials for the P. Maudiae and P. venustum consist of locally collected live sphagnum, but I used limestone chat with about 5% compost for the P. St. Swithin. One of the notable differences I note in all three plants compared with growing in Florida is the turgidity of the leaves, which I attribute to water quality. Bending a leaf, especially of P. Maudiae, can easily result in breakage. I could never acquire such turgid leaves in Sarasota. All three plants are in active growth producing broader leaves. Specific results follow.
Paphiopedilum Maudiae has a flower spanning a full 13.5 cm vertically supported on a scape 42 cm long including the ovary which I failed to stake. The plant has four new growths, and a fifth has appeared from the old rhizome.
Paphiopedilum venustum responded to the heat of Sarasota with weak growths sporting dull leaves, but the recent growth is more robust with pronounced patterning on its waxy leaves. It has a single flower on a short scape. It has six new shoots developing, and time will determine if our growing conditions will repeat the success of years ago.
The biggest surprise is the vigor of P. St. Swithin now sporting four buds. I would have expected at most two buds at this latitude. Is this light-lover producing one last gasp before expiring? The new growth with broadened leaves suggests a plant in perfect health. Perhaps there is basis for optimism from the habitats. In the wild both parents of P. St. Swithin are usually exposed to bright light during midday unlike their mottled leaved forest floor relatives. Is it possible that the drier home atmosphere is close to nature? What about light? Many of our days are overcast, yet windows are quite sunny on bright days, and there is supplemental light during the evening from an adjacent lamp. Maybe different aspects of our growing conditions mimic the natural habitat. The sun of a southerly window comes in at a low angle making rooms bright during midday. The maximum angle of the sun with the earth at our latitude is 23 degrees on December 21 compared with 40 degrees in Sarasota, Florida. Although the days are short, the sun hits the same window at sun-up as well as sundown. There may be another clue from the habitat. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum and P. philippinense usually grow on the sides of cliffs receiving light from an oblique angle, suggesting that the south window in our latitude may be optimal for these orchids. The only negative aspect of these plants as house plants is their shear size, but perhaps a more compact clone of Paphiopedilum philippinense could be used as a parent. Orchid growing has come a long way since Veitch proclaimed, "Cypripedium philippinense has its home in one of the hottest regions of the world, growing in the blaze of a tropical sun and exposed to the force of the monsoon storms, climatic conditions that are simply impossible in the glass structures of Europe" (Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, part 4, 1889). What would Veitch think of growing its hybrid in a sunny window?
Most orchidists would have difficulty restricting themselves to three plants, yet a limited and carefully selected collection allows for more detailed observation. If vigorous growth over the next year confirms my surprise with P. St. Swithin, I will encourage growing coryopedilum paphs as house plants!


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I have been working at Generac Power Systems full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Gave me a job when I was Laid off (low balled wages and vacation)
Cons – 1. low wages (engineer)
2. clueless management (no experience and talk down to a professional with more than 20 years of experience
3. absolutely will not pay mileage to drive 25 miles between facilities (as a professional expect to run from one office to another for company business (subtract at least, the cost , of a tank of gas from your wages weekly))
4. worst benefits I have ever had as an engineer
5. the place is filthy and old (offices, the factory floor is worse)
6. 3 bathrooms for 1000 employees
7. no lunchroom (office people eat at their desk and factory employees sit on boxes or eat in their car
8. management is completely disorganized
9. program documentation is about 20 years behind the times
10. 2 weeks vacation for a professional with more than 20 years experience (they told me absolutely not negotiable
11. the only reason to take a job at generac is because you need money coming in until you find a real job
12. In managements mind all software cost too much, so forget about having microsoft project, fea, mini tab, etc
13. hardly any promotions from within
14. people leave both the office and the factory floor, to find better positions regularly (thats why they have so many openings, all the time)(my department lost 9 people last year)
15. Never take a contract position at generac. (serious 2nd class treatment and if they ask you to go direct (almost never) they low ball the wages.
Advice to Senior Management – 1 pay wages that are comparable to others in the market and hire real experienced managers (or better yet, train people from within instead of pulling in unknown talent from outside)
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Mark Richt Just Not Winning Enough
September 13th, 2011 10:01 AM║ Posted By: MrSEC.com ║ Permalink
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The debate about who will lead Georgia into the future is getting downright ugly. You have the Mark Richt supporters, who will take up for him until the day he leaves (or is pushed). Then you have the Richt critics, who just believe it's time for a change.
The supporters feel they have plenty of ammunition. But saying "he's a nice guy" and "he's got a lot of integrity" is not carrying much weight as the losses mount. They will, however, maintain that what Richt did in his first five years as head coach should matter now that the program is struggling.
Richt came to Athens and breathed new life into a program that had hit a wall under Jim Donnan. The Bulldogs were stuck in mediocrity with Donnan, and the 8-4 record he had in his last season was probably about as good as it was going to get.
Richt arrived and went 8-4 in his first season, but in year two Georgia went 13-1 and won a SEC title. They won the East again the next season, and despite losing to LSU in the championship game the fans were still thrilled they had done more under Richt in three years than had been done in five seasons under Donnan.
They went 10-2 in 2004 and won the Outback Bowl, and then in 2005 they won the SEC title again – the second in five years.
Those first five years were great. Richt led Georgia to a 52-13 record (.800 winning percentage) from 2001 through 2005. The Bulldogs were 30-10 (.750) against the SEC and were 19-6 (.760) against teams in the SEC East.
But that's when the critics start to shout a bit. They point out how things changed in 2006. In the last five years, along with the first two games this season, Georgia is 44-23 (.657). They are 23-18 (.561) in the SEC and 13-13 (.500) in the division.
That's a big drop off from what happened in Richt's first five seasons, and many will point out that early success was with many of Donnan's recruits. Now Richt obviously coached them up, as Donnan could not do, but many of Richt's players were recruited by someone else.
Also, isn't it fair to say that as Georgia's record has gotten worse in the last five years, the quality of the division has gone down? The East is no longer the strongest side in the SEC. Tennessee has gone from a national title contender to a team that has changed coaches twice in the last few years. Vanderbilt and Kentucky are still Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Yet Richt is 9-6 against those three programs since 2006.
South Carolina has gotten stronger, with Steve Spurrier as head coach. They are now the defending division champs and are hope to repeat this season. But they really didn't get great until last year, and Richt is 3-3 against Spurrier and the Gamecocks since 2006.
Florida won a national title in 2006 and in 2008, but they are now not as strong as they once were. Georgia (and Richt) failed to take advantage of Spurrier leaving more than a decade ago, and they couldn't do much when Ron Zook was in charge. Urban Meyer had his way with Georgia with the exception of one season.
So as Georgia struggled more in the division, the division itself was getting weaker. It's not like in the late-1990s, when Donnan struggled as Philip Fulmer led Tennessee to a national title (1998) and Spurrier led Florida to a championship (1996).
It's obvious the entire conference has been strong since 2006, as a SEC team has won the national title every year since. But as Georgia fans have seen Florida win two titles, LSU win in 2007, Alabama win in 2009 and Auburn win last season, they've got to cringe.
Isn't it a logical question for Georgia fans to ask, "If those teams can win a national title, why can't we?"
Well, considering the immense high school talent in the state of Georgia, along with the tremendous resources available at the University of Georgia, it is a logical question.
Remember, this program was rated as having the second most profit in college football after Texas. So with that money comes expectations.
And then you take into account the number of tremendous recruiting classes pulled in by Richt in the last five years. Here is how Scout.com ranked Georgia's recruiting classes since 2006:
2006: 4
2007: 17
2008: 5
2009: 4
2010: 21
2011: 6
Those are four recruiting classes in the top six in the country in the last six years, but yet the results have not matched up.
Has UGA been correct in the evaluation on high school talent, but yet the players simply have not been coached up? Or has the evaluation itself of the talent been off? Remember, those are not how UGA graded itself against the rest of the schools in the country, but instead how Scout.com ranked UGA.
I started having doubts about Richt when they lost to Alabama in the black out game in 2008. It was an embarrassing performance, and as Georgia trailed 17-0 I saw Richt just pacing the sidelines. Where was the anger? Where was the team meeting to stop the bleeding? Instead, it got worse, as Alabama went on to lead 31-0 at halftime and beat the Bulldogs badly in Athens.
By the way, since that game, Georgia is 20-17.
And now Georgia is 0-2. They were better last week against South Carolina, but they still lost. And being better than they were against Boise State is not saying much, since they were horrible against the Broncos.
I got an interesting tweet Monday from a UGA fan: Bill, as a season ticket holder, I do not pay over $5000 a year for someone to say.. "Well we lost, but we played better" Lame.
That tells you that many do not want to hear Richt say that even though Georgia lost to South Carolina, they still played better. People want to win, and as they see Richt now at .500 against teams in his own division since 2006, the patience is running out.
Georgia is now at mediocrity. That 13-13 record against division opponents since 2006 is unacceptable. If you can't beat teams in your own division, you need to go.
And now, UGA can't beat ranked teams. They are 2-10 in the last 12 games against ranked opponents. Not good.
Fans like Richt. Who doesn't? He's a great guy. He's done a lot of great things. But that is getting more irrelevant every single day. It is all about winning football games, and since 2006, as other teams in the SEC have been winning championships, Richt is making this program insignificant.
Raiders owner Al Davis gave us one thing in his life that we can all appreciate – the slogan "Just Win Baby." That's what it needs to be all about at Georgia. It's not about being a nice guy or helping people in Honduras. It's about all about winning, and with Richt not doing it enough, someone else will get the chance in 2012.
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Quick reminders as life is busy right now. Do not forget that the moodle course deadline is coming up on March 18. No entries will be accepted on the 19th. Also, a few of the activities or modules in the online course require outside research or investigation...so please don't wait until the last second or you may not be able to finish. Furthermore, while it is quite admirable that some of you are doing all 15 activities, please read the directions carefully. In some modules you need to make choices as to which activities you want to do...you do NOT need to do all of them. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Since everybody is so busy, I will keep the required discussion topic easy and current.
Discuss a technique that you are using to help your students study for the upcoming STAAR exams. Explain why both you and your students like it or why you like it and use it despite their less than glowing reception.
Remember the rules. Do not discuss the STAAR itself or give opinions on it. We have learned in years past the taboo nature of that topic. Please just talk about what you do and why you think it works or might work.
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What I have done in my class is we as a class have come up with strategies and have posted them on chart paper and put up in the classroom. As a class we talked about which strategies work for them and why they work. We have also started working on the countdown to STAAR worksheets. This covers all the objectives and have talked about the strategies that will help them with the objectives. We hope to well on this year's test and I hope all students will be successful.:)
Our third grade is doing a STAAR Blitz to take some of the stresses out of testing. They can earn tickets, points, etc however the teacher wishes to reward. They can earn them from getting the right answer, to showing their work, turning in homework, working in teams etc. At the end of each week if they have a certain amount (again up to each individual teacher) they will have snowcones with football players, or ice cream with the HS math team, etc. We are setting these up and it will be over the 4 week period. We think some of these kids who are right there will push themselves just a little bit harder to achieve their goal. We will also be having a pre-pep rally to kick off this 4 week period with some music videos we found online. The Creative Counselor: Rock the Test Pep Rally This is a really cool website with great ideas. We will also be having a big pep rally Monday before testing and this year we have the 1st and 2nd graders cheering us on. All of this along with just reinforcing all of the strategies we have taught all year is what we do to get our 3rd graders ready to take this BIG test 2 days in a row. Happy testing!
We had a pep rally too! The lower classes created a bag of treets with pencils, erasers, and stickers for all the third grade classes. The kids loved them.
We have strategies in place for math, reading, and writing. The students realize the importance of using our strategies in content core areas because of how successful they are when they are implemented. Some of these strategies include sneak peeks in reading, CUPS in writing, and showing all your work in math. Also underlining keyword to help them focus on the question that is being asked of them.
Every day my students complete a math review with skills that we have already covered but may have forgotten. We incorporate strategies for the different skills that we are learning about as well. We will also be administering a benchmark to see where our students are at and decide what interventions are needed.
WE have been working on our problem solving skills and strategies. We spiral word problems and start every day by solving three as a warm-up before we begin our lesson. We have already taken two benchmarks and I want to have the whole week before the tests to just practice and review, but really I'd like to get as many ideas as i can from everyone else. This year my groups are very challenging and I'm going to need all the help I can get to motivate them.
Our students have begun working the Countdown to STAAR review sheets also. It provides a good review of skills covered earlier in the year. Our teachers have incorporated some Singapore math strategies Into the lessons also. Many students are scanning the word problems so another strategy that is being implemented is having them write a solution statement before solving the problem. Then completing the statement after the problem has been solved.
We have been concentrating on different strategies to use and what students should be looking for in a question. We have been trying to turn the questions inside out to make sense of it in a variety of ways possible to be asked. I believe that the students are feeling very good about our studies and are ready to go for April 2....
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SInce I had already covered all the objectives, we used a workbook that covered all the objectives using problem solving skills. We talked about the strategies that would help them with problem solving. The week before we did a quick complete overview of the objectives. I hope my students are successful.
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We are practicing our strategies and I'm doing more one on one instruction to really get to those misconceptions that seem to slip by in a large group or even small group instruction. It's been a real struggle this year with very low students but I'm hopeful To at least show significant growth with them.
I have been using the closing the distance book. It is a good review system. I am also using the student's ISN for review. I continue to work in small group with my struggling learners and also using the mathcounts program to engage my students to help their critical thinking skills. We are trying to achieve Silver Level Bryan next week.
My students really understand this year the importance of the STAAR test and seem to be really taking it seriously. Daily we go over all of the strategies that we have learned throughout the year. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!! We also do small group instruction in tutoring twice a week and Saturday school almost every Saturday since February!
The best way to help our students is to teach our TEKS. I try to do this by making math fun and exciting for my students. I really believe if they enjoy it, they will remember it. Using technology and manipulatives help me in achieving this goal for my students. The more I can do to get them to "reason" on their own and use their math skills to problem solve, the better I prepare them for the real world as well as STAAR. We had a math "blitz" before STAAR to incorporate fun activities into skills that the students needed a little reinforcement with. It was a great way to help the students alleviate some anxiety and review at the same time.
I must have forgot this post...I was lost in preparing students for the big test, like everyone else in the teaching world. We have had "Operation STAAR" and have begun to spiral all objectives & build our endurance with the # of questions. We have prepared packets for the students focusing on key objectives & utilizing data to find our strengths and weakness. We have worked in small groups and closed in gaps of individual students. 5th grade has continued to do Saturday school, and 3 days a week in tutoring. We have really pushed our students to the limits & we are confident are hard work will pay off.
At my campus we took 2 benchmarks and the kids did well. We also implemented tutorials after school. We focused on the weakest objectives. We worked on measurement and word problems.
In the classroom I taught the TEKS and kept a learning journal. I had a few students that needed to use more strategies than others. I personally like when my students use what works best for them.
Some of the things we did with our students to help them for the STAAR was to work on strategies with anchor charts. One thing I stressed to them was to make a quick sketch of the problem. All the grade level had rotations that focused on their weak objectives. This helped them get someone else's techniques/strategies on the objective. We had a pep rally where lower classes gave goodie bags with treets and supplies. The students really enjoyed them!
This year I started using Countdown the the Math STAAR created by MathWarm-Ups.com. I gave my students a set amount of time to work as many problems as possible. They would turn their sheet over when they had completed all questions. I would then one by one check their work. I made them work in red pen so that they could not change their answers. After the timer would go off I would pick up all red pens and go over questions they struggled with. Students that had not missed any questions would get on the computer and work through Think Through Math. As this program progressed I started creating student tutorial groups. I would group students who had all missed different problems together. These students would help each other through the questions. By the week before STAAR, I didn't have enough computers for all the students that were not missing questions, I was pulling out Math games for them. What I loved the most about this activity was the engagement and encouragement it had for most students. Also the language. Students were talking like Mathematicians.
I also did Review stations the 7 days prior to STAAR testing. I group students by ability and had them working on lots of word problems. I like group work because it allows me to work with students who are all struggling on the same types of problems at the same time. It also allows the lower students to be come leaders among their peers more often, increasing their confidence.
I have not yet perfected a STAAR Prep program but I am working to be a much better guide for all of my students.
We take a practice STAAR test, based on release questions, about a month before the STAAR Test is given, to see what the students really need to work on. Then, for about 3 weeks before the test, we review all skills and strategies taught this year, focusing on those that are the most difficult for the students. I do a very brief mini lesson on the skill we are reviewing that day. Then, the students work problems on that skill in class. The next day, we grade the work together, going over each skill and the strategy used to solve each problem. Then, I do another mini lesson on the next skill.....and so on. It is very tedious, however, I believe that practice makes perfect! I know that by the time the test rolls around, I have done everything I can do to help my students be successful!
In my Pre-AP class we did a project on the Nspire calculator where they had to take every function we studied this year, find a real world example with data, come up with a problem situation for the data and graph it. They didn't love it at the time, but it was a good review for the STAAR EOC in my opinion. It hit everything we did all year and made them think and problem solve.
On of the thing I used is the Staar Mathematics Chart plus the centimeter paper. I tell my sudents that they can used the centimeter paper for any array, perimeter, area and angles plus they could write notes that they needed to remember of math. I ran a Staar Blitz package for each stuent. It covered Obj. 1-5.
Our 5th grade teachers have been conducting a Staar Blitz where our students move throughout 5 of our 5th grade teachers ; each who is targeting one of the 5 Objectives. Our students earn tickets for correct answers and completed assignments and we have a drawing each week on friday. We did this 3 weeks prior to the Staar test and have done it in previous years with the taks.
My third grade students used Countdown to STAAR, small groups, and focused lessons on particular skills. We took time to recall specific vocabulary and things learned throughout the year. These things were helpful. I looked at the Creative Counselor video as suggested by Bridget and showed it to the students. It lightened things up a bit since this was the first time for the students to test.
At our campus, we implemented afterschool tutorials in January, 2013 to begin working much closer with students who struggled with STAAR testing courses. We worked on strategies (partial product, lattice, 9s rule, 5-Up, repeated addition, etc.) with struggling students with the hope that they would become comfortable, confident and good at using at least one to two strategies. Don't get me wrong, I wanted all students to be familiar with all strategies mentioned above but with different learning skills, etc. that was not going to happen. We taught the strategies with the expectation that their answer would be checked with another type of strategy to ensure completion of solving problem correctly.
Being a private school, we do not use the STARR
We always pick a theme for the campus. We usually have a pep rally. The students set personal goals. We will put the, in the hallway. The class will set goals and rewards if they reach the goals. The campus also sets up a goal and reward trip. The teachers will get shirt with the theme chant on it. Those are the fun things to reward all of the hard classwork and tutorials.
To prepare my students for the STAAR exam, I start from the beginning. We pull out our journals, turn to page one and comb through every concept until we reach the end of our journals. We have open discussions were students can ask questions to myself or other students to clarify an area where they are not strong in. We practice, I preach, they ask questions, we take deep breaths, we play games, take mini assessments, we tutor, we take deep breaths, and then we as a team trust ourselves and beat the STAAR!
To prepare for STAAR we used the STAAR Olympics, where students work in groups to review the SEs and gain points for correct answers.
We started spiraling questions at the beginning of the year. Students did a self analysis after every test on why they missed questions. After Christmas we started administering our unit test on the computer. Most of my students did not like this and did significantly worse. In the long run I think this really helped since their EOC is online. After covering all the TEKS we reviewed each of the readiness TEKS with 12- 15 EOC type questions each day. Some days we played Bingo or Jeopardy with the questions. One day we played Are You Smarter Than Your Geometry Teacher? Some liked it some didn't, but I think it helped!


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It has been a while since I wrote a blog so I apologize if you spot any mistakes here and there. This one, I am proud to say, is about a man I thought I would never really support as a world champion. That man is Mark Henry.
Let's be honest. When it comes to Mark Henry being showcased as a top heel, WWE has had numerous opportunities to present him as one and they have let the ship
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OK, I realise this is only the second one of these but I'm going to have to compare some modern day, young, not paralysed from the waist down wrestlers otherwise I'll just be blabbing on about how HHH couldn't hold a candle to Toshiaki Kawada, incidentally that will be the next comparison after this one but never mind pointless plugs and let's get down to this edition!
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Imagine a sports commentator. Imagine him in your mind, hearing him speak. Chances are you're imagining someone with a unique voice narrating the action. You're imagining that because that in essence is what sports commentating is. It's a narration of what's going on by a guy who sounds good.
Dear WWE,
I wrote a letter to your rival but that doesn't mean your out the woods with me. Look at that statement, look at it long and hard. It was said by one of your employees. Who was employed at the company during the time! The irony. I have a bone to pick with you and I had it a long time. Look at your top superstars. Randy Orton and John Cena. CM Punk really dont count in this
Howdy Splashers! The seasons are changing once again, the birds are getting ready to fly south for the winter, but of course I'll will still be here as always giving you my 2 & ½ cents on what's going on in the wrestling world today. So without any further a due, let's
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Summerslam 2002 is without a doubt one of the greatest PPV's that has ever graced our screens. 8 matches, built superbly and delivered what they had to.
Around 2001/2002 WWF(E) PPV underwent some subtle yet noticeable changes in their presentation. Standard signs with the names of the event were replaced by Interactive and frantic screens that displayed show names and served as extra
I remember back in the day when wrestling was introduced on Thursday nights. You had WCW Thunder and WWE Smackdown. I used to watch these just as religiously as I did RAW and Nitro. Thunder died obviously when WCW went under. Smackdown, however lived on. It was on the perfect day, Thursday.
Why was Thursdays perfect? Easy, lack of anything important going on on this particular day
Ofcourse we all know that the wrestlers aren't the only guys that keep this business going. There are so many people that deserve Hall of Fame consideration. Ofcourse people like Michael Cole, Tony Chimmel, and Josh Roberts will make it but there are many people that I'm afraid won't make that list that I want to point out.
Bear with me guys and enjoy this one.
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Dear TNA,
I have faith in you. I may not watch you like I use to but still, your property of one of favorite pure wrestler in America today: AJ Styles. But we have a problem. Its about your audience, I undertsand that the ratings are down and this that and the third. But we have a BIGGER problem. Educate your audience. What I mean on that is not the ones in Orlando.
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Alright, this is my very first blog here, so i am going to try to make it a good one. The overview for this blog is explaining why i feel the "divas" division has not only fell in the recent years but overall, has become a joke and a bathroom break for most and how it could be fixed.
I originally started watching wrestling back in the late 90s on and off, and actually
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We both stopped in our tracks. She looked slightly panicked, like someone had turned on a light in a room, and all she wanted was the door.
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Norman man takes on challenge to unseat Inhofe
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I've continued to research the circumstances leading to the Quebec Athletic Commission (I know that is not what it is called, but it's easier) throwing a major wrench into the UFC machine. It would seem many fans are placing the brunt of the blame on Stephane Patry, the promoter of the Strike Box card that has been seen as something of a tipping point. However, I believe most of the blame should be placed on the ineptitude of the past and present members of the Quebec Athletic Commission. James Thompson deserves a little blame as well.
Here's a quick rundown of events: Strike Box wants to do stand up only, something like kickboxing with clinching allowed. The commission will not allow these rules and forces the event to use standard MMA rules. An agreement is made amongst the fighters that they will keep the fight standing. James Thompson does not honor this agreement saying he never knew of it and Stephane Patry said, "James Thompson is full of sh**. He's the biggest loser I've ever met in my life."
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Hunting Tanzania... Kilombero Kronicles 5; Hunting for Inches
This is a discussion on Hunting Tanzania... Kilombero Kronicles 5; Hunting for Inches within the Hunting Africa forums, part of the HUNT AFRICA category; There is always a hunt during the season that stands out for special reasons and will be referred-to for years ...
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Hunting Tanzania... Kilombero Kronicles 5; Hunting for Inches
There is always a hunt during the season that stands out for special reasons and will be referred-to for years to come due to its' unique circumstances. This season this hunt was with a guest who was on his first dangerous game hunt and his first venture to Tanzania. Great guy. Very likable and good company.
Old Buffalo Warrior in Kilombero, Tanzania - there is absolutely nothing wrong with this buffalo. He is in fact a true warrior and will add character and class to any trophy room. He is the one who will raise the questions and start the discussions. That is a BUFF!
The common misconception made by many hunters who first venture to Africa on hunts in South Africa and Namibia is that hunting conditions and management are the same in the rest of Africa. In some cases there may be similarities, but in most cases, countries such as Tanzania are a whole different game. You never know what you are going to get and have little control over what will present itself as a hunting opportunity over the course of your safari. Just the way that nature intended it and how most wilderness hunters like it.
But there is always the question of 'expectations' of which there is nothing wrong, as long as it is within realistic parameters. When on a 10-Day hunt for nothing but buffalo, in a place where you see hundreds of buffalo on a daily basis, do not make the mistake of mentioning the size of trophy that you want. Further still, do not compare a trophy you are yet to collect, to someone else's and express that you want something bigger. As much as the PH and hunting team will want to fulfill your desires, the hunting Gods are more likely to put you to the test and laugh at you. This is what happened...
Personally I hate hunting for inches. Especially when you have an option for two buffalo on license, in an area with an 18-year 100% success record and a reputation for producing exceptional buffalo. No world records, but above average bulls and hunted as they should be - on foot, in their natural habitat and taken old. Unfortunately the measure of the buffalo we were to produce was uttered on the first day. Throughout the safari we came-up few inches short. It was settled that we take a good representative and this we did to the relief of the whole hunting team. We saw bulls on this safari that we have never seen before and the number of dugga boys we came across on a daily basis is like never before in our 18 years of hunting the Kilombero. One morning we saw a combined total of 18 bulls that were all trophies. I had to call the inches on them and an estimate is an estimate, so i always call it an inch less than what i think it is. We passed-up some dream bulls that day!
We hunted hard and saw more buffalo than most people see over ten safaris to Africa. Half way through the safari we saw something special in a herd & again it was an inch short and we had maneuvered to within 70 meters of him only to let him off. You have to imagine how frustrating this can be to the hunting team. My trackers could not understand the reason for passing up some of the bulls even though we have hunted for size many times prior. This particular safari exposed bulls to us that I would have shot myself in a heartbeat. Heavy bosses, deep drop, sweeping curls, hooked tips - we saw it all and had nothing. Nevertheless, we stuck to our agenda and on our last morning of the hunt...
On a river run, just an hour after leaving camp, as we navigated the bouncy track in and out of 'korongos', we woke up two grand dugga boys laying just on the other side of a korongo. The one we saw first was nothing to excite, but when his friend stood up - all i was saying was "shoot him, the one on the right, shoot him". By the time the cartridge was chambered, the scope cover removed and the magnification fiddled with... the two old boys turned and cantered away without stopping as we stared in disbelief at his horns sticking out on either side of his body and laboriously moving up and down as his head strained to carry the weight above his eye level. It was a beautiful sight. It was also what we were looking for and a chance lost. The bulls made their way across the river and there was no way after them as they kept running as far as we could see. I guess that's how he got that big!
It was our last hunting day and we knew that it is highly unlikely to get another chance at such a grand trophy. But it was settled that we get one bigger than the first and that afternoon, we did exactly that. Two fine buff, but so many inches wasted! Enjoy the hunt my friends, don't let inches take away from an experience unmeasurable.
Attached are some old warriors - even though one of them has both his horns broken off, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this buffalo. He is in fact a true warrior and will add character and class to any trophy room. He is the one who will raise the questions and start the discussions. That is a BUFF!
Old Buffalo Warrior in Kilombero, TanzaniaRyan Shallom (CEO)
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Great post Ryan...........and it reminds me of a few grizzly hunts I have guided where we had the same inches problem. The problem there however is you only get one tag and on most spring grizzly hunts you are lucky if you see a handful of bears in a 10 day period.
That old bull with the broken horns does indeed have character. If things go wrong he will not be able to hook you........just do the head grinding and tap dance.
Some day I hope to hunt buffalo with you. I have watched the Kilombero hunting DVD's and I have to say it would be my number one pick for a buffalo hunt. No sniping a bull at long distance............hunting in the long grass, up close and personal, as it should be.Skyline Adventures
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Good article. Very enjoyable to read. The hunting gods are finicky.Tom
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Very powerful post Ryan, well said and a lot there for everyone to think of. Bragging rights are not measured in inches!
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Nice post. Bragging rights are just that, "bragging". The true measure of a hunt is not communicated in inches, it is communicated in the memories and stories that you are able to relive and tell when you get home.
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We got some of those buffs that were passed-up (on following safaris) and you will see them on kronicles to follow soon...Ryan Shallom (CEO)
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