Creating a “Safe Space” for Students Experiencing Trauma
Introduction Trauma is a very hard thing for me to talk about, but it is […]
Month: April 2019
Helping Those Kids
Have you ever had a room full of kids and wondered why their work varies so dramatically amongst them? Has there ever been that one kid […]
Resilient (adj): able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions
What do you think of when you hear the word “home“? Your dog? Your parents? Your siblings? The smell of clean sheets? A homemade meal? […]
Don’t Make Your Students Dread “Test Day!”
The Typical Assessment Day Drag Does this image look familiar? Sadly, I’m sure it does. Assessment day always leaves a bad tastes in students’ mouths. They […]
Assess for the Best
Assessment in the Science Classroom There are hundreds of ways to assess students in a science classroom. Lab reports. Multiple Choice exams. Written Essays. Demonstrations. […]
Getting More Out Of Assessment
Tests and Quizzes. The first thing anyone thinks when you say the word assessment is tests and quizzes. If you want to figure out how […]
Science-ssment
Being a science teacher comes with all sorts of challenges, details, and oversights. We all know that. How we approach these challenges, however, is what […]
Assessment in the Science Classroom: Dare to be Creative!
Introduction: Most of the time, tests and exams are used to assess in the science classroom. I don’t know about […]
Something Fun??? But I Thought You Said We Were Being Assessed??
Whenever a student hears assessment, they immediately think “Oh no…a test.” The anxiety and stress begins. Or you may have some students say “Oh thank […]
Let’s Assess the Situation
Assessing students’ learning is sometimes one of the hardest things to do as a teacher, and most often it is one of the things that […]