Try and Keep Up
Science teaching. What could be so hard about it? Besides the lesson planning, difficult micro-level concepts, keeping the curiosity alive in the classroom, and helping […]
Articles by Naomi Patten
Classroom Survival Kit: Managing the Chaos
Ah, classroom management. The dreaded topic of teachers, new and old alike. As future teachers, we’re constantly stressing over how we should manage our classroom–should […]
Embracing the Budget
School is expensive. Ideally, we as teachers come in with grand ideas for the experiments and projects we have planned for our students, all involving inquiry […]
Where I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong
This past week, my methods class took the Strengths Finder 2.0 Test to determine our strengths. They varied in categories, but there was one trend […]
Diary of a Wimpy Teacher
I’m curious to know how many people have a diary. It doesn’t have to be a physical one, with fluffy pink edging and “MADDIE’S JOURNAL” […]
Light Up The Holidays!
It’s that time of year again! Kids are getting antsy in their seats, teachers are looking forward to the break, and everyone is excited. After […]
Unstoppable
Repeat after me: I am unstoppable. That statement has power. Even just uttering the words makes me feel courageous, ready to take something head-on and tackle […]
Taking Notes with Invisible Ink
Can you read this? Of course, you can read the text when I type it clearly, but in the above picture if I were to […]
A Letter to Future Chemistry Teachers
Perhaps the most helpful article I have ever read pertaining to my future as a chemistry educator was “Advice to My Intellectual Grandchildren” by J. […]
Who Packs Your Parachute?
I have a question for you: why do we teach teamwork in schools? While you think about that one, consider this story- Charles Plumb […]