Why should we care?
The last lesson I taught at my field featured a video of scientists tagging sharks to estimate population sizes. Once the video ended, I had […]
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Stop running with scalpels!
And you thought kids running with scissors was bad… Surgeons use these tools to cut people open and we expect high school students to be […]
Make Me Excited
Getting students engaged with a lesson can be the hardest thing about teaching. You can come up with the most engaging things possible, and then […]
What am I good at?
“But I’m not good at anything.” “But I’m not creative.” “But I’m not smart.” These are excuses you will hear every day in a classroom. […]
Child Leaders
Which of these beaches would you rather go to? Unfortunately, more of our beaches are becoming like the littered beach on the left. Humans […]
Serendipity
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. There is something that is so special about the combination of all of these things that makes wonderful things. […]
Who do you think is a doctor?
This is what I got back from google when I searched for “Doctor” in images. This is what I got back from Google when I […]
Head Spinning
Thinking about thinking can really make your head spin. Thinking about other people’s thinking can be even more daunting. This daunting task is something that […]
Take me to Africa
My grandparents were avid world travelers when I was younger. Every time they would come home from a trip they would show me their pictures […]
Collaboration Nation
In many classrooms, students sit in straight rows, face forward, and the teacher lectures at them for 45 to 55 minutes. The students take notes […]