Building Brilliance by Fostering Resilience
When we start to look at the prevalence of the adversity that many of us have faced in our lives, we must also celebrate the […]
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How To Respond To Every Student’s Favorite Teacher: Ms. Conceptions
In our science classroom, we must understand where our students are in order to progress into where they can be. Students will come into each […]
Hey MTV, Welcome To My Students’ Thinking Made Visible
If the hit show MTV Cribs told us anything, it’s that people are nosy. Audiences are so entertained to get a sneak peak at how […]
Engaging Students Without Outraging Your Wallet
It is so rewarding to see a classroom of engaged students, discovering new things and creatively approaching activities, but this is often daunting… and expensive! […]
STEM: Spreading The Equity Movement
Let’s play a game. The rules are simple: tell me how the following groups of people are connected. Round 1: Beyonce, Drake. Justin Bieber. Ariana […]
You’re Driving Me Crazy!
What drives us? What gets us out of bed in the morning and into the classroom or the workplace? Is it the pursuit of a […]
Marking up the Margins
A margin might conjure up images of the inch on each side of a paper where the teacher wreaks havoc with the red pen. Luckily […]
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Exemplary Science Teaching
Don’t you ever look back to your high school years and wish you were sitting at a lab desk listening to your teacher drone on […]