Science Teaching is Some Hard, but Rewarding Schist
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn” Benjamin Franklin There are plenty of reasons why science has […]
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Creating an Environment in Which Resiliency Can Thrive
As teachers, our students come from all walks of life. Though it’s a lot easier to pretend everyone learns the same way or experiences life […]
The Earth is How Old?
It’s four and half billion years old – not 6,000. The sciences are riddled with a lot of misconceptions that change as we get older, […]
Don’t Be Throwin’ Hunnids When You Should Be Throwin’ Ones: Engaging on a Budget
You’ll actually be throwing “nones” most of the time… As teachers we have to buy a ton of resources to facilitate and perform aspects of […]
Three Strategies YOU WON’T BELIEVE Can LITERALLY Make Thinking Visible
We teachers can often find ourselves jumping into new material or progressing from old material without really seeing how our students are thinking and feeling […]
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better: Fostering Equity in the Sciences
QUICK – in your head, picture a scientists. What did that image look like? I can probably guess: White man, Probably older, Wearing a Lab coat. […]
Making the Rock Cycle STE(A)My
Other than the lactose intolerant, who doesn’t love chocolate? One thing that’s for sure is that kids do. Teaching the rock cycle is so often […]
Making Group Projects Enjoyable Instead of Dreaded
Imagine this scenario… It’s the week before finals and you get assigned a group project to complete before your final. The groups are assigned – […]
You’ve Been Motivating ALL WRONG
Surprise surprise – the motivation/reward system in schools isn’t the greatest way to motivate students to learn as with so many other aspects of the […]
Why We Should Teach In The Margins
Picture a typical science classroom format: One teacher, in the front of the room, spouting out notes to twenty or more students who hurriedly jot […]