The Magic of the Margins
Being from Kentucky, I’m familiar with corn fields and their look. The same things, planted in rows and columns, spread apart the same length. There […]
Month: September 2024
The Space Between : Teaching in the Margins
What’s a margin, and how do I get there? A forest tree line. An intertidal zone. That little grassy space between a highway and a […]
The Margins of Teaching Science
When it comes to education, many would reasonably be averse to risk. To many, education is more a process that happens to students where the […]
The Spontaneity of Education: Taking Students to the Margins of Education and Utilizing Teachable Moments to have Lightbulb Moments
Education is often perceived as a systematic process, but some of its most powerful moments occur in unplanned spaces: at the margins. In these moments […]
Mind your Margins: How to Teach Outside of the Classroom Comfort Zone
The term going to the margins is an expression used to describe exploration inside the classroom. The best way to think about this concept is […]
Exemplary Science Teaching in AP Classrooms: Engaging Students Through Inquiry and Application
In Advanced Placement (AP) science courses, the fast-paced curriculum is often dominated by unit tests and practice free-response questions (FRQs). With such a rigorous curriculum, […]
Exemplary Teaching in the Mind of a Physics Teacher
When I was in my physics classes, I saw several students that would just give up and not explore. I feel that is because that […]
Exemplary Teaching for a Science Teacher
Exemplary science teaching to me evokes in its students an interest in the topic that goes beyond the classroom. For example, I never would have […]
Exemplary Science Classrooms
Close your eyes and imagine this scenario: a classroom with white walls, a row of desks, and a teacher lecturing to the students. Imagine the […]
Exemplary Science Teaching: A Classroom of Curiosity
What does it mean to be an exemplary science teacher? Science is all about curiosity. It’s about observing something in the world and asking “Why?” […]