Fostering Resilience in the Science Classroom
According to Souers and Hall, resiliency in the classroom is defined as the building of strong relationships and creation of a safe classroom environment to […]
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Unlearning Preconceived Ideas: Addressing Alternate Conceptions in the Biology Classroom
I’m sure we are all familiar with the ideas that human blood is blue in the veins, or humans evolved from apes. These are known […]
Science Teachers Want their “MTV”!
Science teachers want their MTV! And we aren’t taking about Music Television; We’re talking about Making Thinking Visible. “Making Thinking Visible” in the classroom is […]
Engage in the Science Classroom (on a budget!)
As an aspiring teacher, one of the things that weighs most heavily on my mind is how I will be able to keep my students […]
Urging for Equity in STEM
The status of women and minorities in stem has always been a hotly debated topic. STEM, or the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, […]
A Guide to “Drive” Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom
“Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more […]
Atomic Habits & The Science Classroom: An Amicable Pair
Atomic Habits: What Are They?! In his brilliant novel Atomic Habits, James Clear built upon the idea of small routines and how we can manipulate […]
The Magic is in the Margins
Are you teaching in the moment or in the margins? This is a very important question to educators need to ponder through out their teaching […]
Reaching Average Science Teaching to Exemplary
“Exemplary teachers illuminate the path to achievement, believing the best way to predict a child’s future is to help create it.” -Robert John Meehan Author […]