What They Don’t Tell You in “Teaching Chemistry 101”
FYI: Science and Chemistry are Not a Piece of Cake Chemistry. This may be a word that stresses many people out. It is an incredibly difficult […]
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Bouncin’ Back
The “Problem Child” We’ve all heard teachers describe their “problem” children. These are often the students that act out in class, don’t follow instructions, and […]
Don’t Make Your Students Dread “Test Day!”
The Typical Assessment Day Drag Does this image look familiar? Sadly, I’m sure it does. Assessment day always leaves a bad tastes in students’ mouths. They […]
Wait, Compounds & Molecules Aren’t the Same Thing?
Alternate Conceptions Within the Chemistry Classroom: What Does That Even Mean? Alternate conceptions are very present inside any chemistry classroom. Sometimes, there are even developed […]
No Need to Doze-Off in THIS Classroom!
How Do We Get, and Keep, Our Students Interested in the Chemistry Classroom? At the beginning of a new lesson plan, teachers are introducing a completely […]
STEM for One, STEM for All!
Who Currently Works in STEM Fields? As of now, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are dominated by white males. While this may be changing […]
Complexity in Thinking: Constructivism within Chemistry Learning
Diving into Chemistry Education Research (CER) Research within chemistry education is incredibly important to the progression of teaching methods within the subject. Chemistry is a […]
The Importance of Interdependence Within the Classroom
Group Work “Scaries” Everybody has heard the common horror stories about group work. Typically, there is the group member that hoards the project, the member […]
Misconceptions of Motivation: The DRIVE to Succeed
Welcome to Misconceptions of Motivation 101! In this short online course, we are going to debunk the most common misconception about motivation in and outside […]
Thinking Outside the Box…Or Curriculum
Thinking and Teaching Outside of Curriculum What? You can actually think and teach outside of the set curriculum? Yes you can! Many teachers and education students […]