The Journey Towards Resilience
In Kristen Souers and Pete Halls book Fostering Resilient Learners, the impact of trauma and negative experiences is investigated through an educational lens to determine […]
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Making Sense of Misconceptions in the Science Classroom
Confronting Flaws in Knowledge Think about the last time you thought something was true for a very long time and how it was to find […]
Making Thinking Visible for Budding Scientists
By now we all know that traditional lecture style teaching and learning just simply does not work for most students! When we do not provide […]
Incorporating Engaging Resources into the Science Classroom
How do you get a classroom of students engaged and curious about the world of science when your school has limited funds that may not […]
Enhancing Equity in STEM
Women and Minorities in STEM For years, women and minorities in science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM), have faced substantial opposition and challenges in pursuit […]
The Keys to Drive: Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom
Your students aren’t going to benefit in the long run from extrinsic motivation! Intrinsic motivation shifts the responsibility from the teacher to the student. Once […]
Atomic Habits: Both Big and Small
Atomic habits are seemingly insignificant actions you take in your life every day (such as practicing a language for 20 minutes a day). The power […]
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 […]
A Closer Look at Teaching Science in an Exemplary Manner
“They allow their students to have wonderful ideas, to make connections for themselves, to build their repertoire of understanding, and to discover solutions to their […]