Teaching in the “Margins”: You Can’t Plan to be Spontaneous!
Does this student look engaged to you?? If you said “no way!” you’re correct! This student is bored of being in the center all the […]
Month: September 2022
Road-Tripping to the Margins
What are Margins “Margins are those interfaces between woods and fields, the land and the sea, along abandoned railroad tracks and highways, between residential areas, […]
Leave the Road Less Traveled…Head for the Margins!
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by” Robert Frost Everyone has heard of taking the road less […]
Take a Walk in the “Margins”: A Metaphor-
What are Margins to you as a Teacher? The diverse ecosystems between barren farm fields and an offtopic discussion in a classroom could constitute a […]
Margins in the classroom: The Unsung Harmony
Can you imagine a song without any harmonies? How boring would that be? No one would even listen to it, but we create that same […]
Exemplary Science: An Inside look
Gone are the days of the boring science classes with rows of black lab tables, overhead projectors, and teachers who stand behind a podium spouting […]
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Being An Exemplary Science Teacher
The future science educators of our cohort this year have similar worries about what their career will look like and how effective of a teacher […]
Teaching to the Moon and Back – Exemplary Science Teaching
Why it is necessary to bring wonder, imagination, and inquiry back to the classrooms! For centuries, we have been teaching with basically the same methods. […]
What does it mean to be an exemplary teacher?
What makes a teacher exemplary? First of all, what does “exemplary” even mean? So, how does any teacher represent the “best of its kind”? Let’s […]
Be the FUN Science Teacher! – Exemplary Teaching Guide
How can I be Exemplary? Thinking back to your high school science experience, which lessons or teachers did you remember the most? I am sure […]