Teaching to the Margins: Into the Unknown
Margins, What Are They? Ecologically speaking, margins are areas that sit directly between two distinct ecological areas. Where a forest meets a beach. Where a […]
Month: September 2020
The Magic is in the Margins
Are you teaching in the moment or in the margins? This is a very important question to educators need to ponder through out their teaching […]
Science Teaching 2.0: From the Center to the Margins
What are “margins”? There are margins in nature. Here, the edges of ecosystems interact to create diverse and unpredictable landscapes, plants, and animals who often […]
Limit Testing: A Look On Teaching In the Margins
“[Margins] are places where diversity in species exist, where life is often riskier for its inhabitants, and where species have the freedom to flourish and […]
Dare to venture out into the Margin
Imagine yourself as a sailor upon a ship venturing out over the sea. You and your fellow crewmates lay about lazily as the sun beats […]
The Margins: Where True Learning Happens
For many years, teachers have been taught to teach what is in their curriculum and to steer away from classroom diversions. Teachers may have been […]
Embracing the Power of Margins in the Science Classroom
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost Robert […]
Margins- Exploring the Mysteries of Life with our Students
I wanted to start with this quote from former Civil Rights Leader & U.S Rep, John Lewis. This quote has a lot of applicability to […]
A Note to the Teacher: Teaching in the Margins
What does it mean to teach in the margins? Teaching in the margins is taking (or following) your class into the unknown. GASP! You must […]
The Margins. Should You Teach There?
The short answer, yes. Teaching in the margins benefits not only the students but also makes teaching itself more interesting for everyone involved. But before […]