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Category Archives: Misc
Fostering Resilience for Science Learners!
Before We Begin… It is inevitable that you will encounter students who are dealing with trauma. Unfortunately, it is just the reality of life. Trauma comes in many sizes, shapes, and forms, and it is likely that “Forty-five percent of … Continue reading
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Resilience in a Traumatized Classroom
Trauma. We’ve all heard of it, some say we’ve all experienced it. But what exactly is trauma? Trauma is an exceptional experience in which powerful and dangerous events overwhelm a person’s capacity to cope (Souers, 2016, p. 15). Trauma is … Continue reading
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Building Brilliance by Fostering Resilience
When we start to look at the prevalence of the adversity that many of us have faced in our lives, we must also celebrate the power of resilience. Kristin Souers, p. 23 One of a teacher’s biggest joys is seeing … Continue reading
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Supporting Resilient Learners
Personally, one of the main reasons I want to be a teacher is to cheer my students on and support them as they go through high school, one of the toughest and most stressful seasons of life. High schoolers often … Continue reading
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Dealing with Misconception in the Classroom
As individuals we all have our own experiences that have gotten us to where we are in our lives. Lessons gained from in the classroom to interactions with peers outside that classroom that led to teamwork or maybe disputes that … Continue reading
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Addressing Misconceptions in a Chemistry Classroom!
All too often, teachers view their students as “blank slates”, ready to absorb information in their classrooms. This is not the case! Students are anything but a “blank slate”. Children, and people in general, are constantly using evidence around them … Continue reading
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I’ll Change Your Mind (about chemistry)
When I got to college, I took general chemistry in my first semester. The lecture hall was filled with 175 students, mostly freshman, who were on tracks to go into engineering, medical, or STEM fields. The environment felt competitive and … Continue reading
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Pay Attention to the Misconception
Science contains a very broad body of knowledge. There are many ideas, theories, and laws. Sometimes it feels almost impossible to keep them all straight! That’s exactly the case with your students. All students have alternate conceptions about scientific concepts. … Continue reading
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“Tomato/Tomahto, Conception/Conceeption”
What are “Alternate” Conceptions? “Alternate Conception” is essentially a euphemism for “Misconception.” The necessity of which is tied to the nature of science itself. Modern-day scientific facts should not be fanatically accepted, but instead should be tested against other proposed … Continue reading
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How To Respond To Every Student’s Favorite Teacher: Ms. Conceptions
In our science classroom, we must understand where our students are in order to progress into where they can be. Students will come into each of our classes with a variety of prior knowledge from previous teachers of past experiences. … Continue reading
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