Articles by schmid55

Kristin Souers in collaboration with Pete Hall created a book entitled “Fostering Resilient Learners – Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom”. This post will discuss […]

Misconceptions are one of the toughest opponents in science classrooms today. It is seen throughout research that “students conceptual misunderstanding of natural phenomena indicates that […]

“What do you see when you walk into a middle school classroom in 2020?” This is a question that I have been asked numerous times […]

Making thinking visible is one of the best strategies for science classrooms. Whether it’s checking for comprehension after reading an academic journal or having a […]

Imagine a set of lego blocks just like the ones below. Now imagine two different scenarios in your classroom: 1) Students are given a worksheet […]

Group work is tough. Group work often has skewed work loads. Group work doesn’t get students interested. Group work stresses students out for these reasons […]

In my mind the word “Drive” is always correlated with motion in a positive direction. Cars drive to places we want to go. In this […]

by Mason Schmidt Margins, outside of the classroom definition, are the places where two distinct places meet in nature. For example, where the woods or […]

Hello, my name is Mason Schmidt and I am a prospective educator. I’ve wanted to pursue education as a career for about three years now […]