Autonomy and Intrinsic Motivation: An Academic Application of Drive
Daniel Pink, author of New York Times best selling book, Drive, details the science behind motivation and individuals personalities in work based settings. But how […]
Challenges for Science Teachers
Revitalizing Science Teaching
Standardized education is an experience most people in the United States can recall. Eight hours a day, spent in a building where you are expected […]
What it Means to be Exemplary in Teaching Science
Going above and beyond for your students is the perfect example of what it means to be Exemplary in Teaching Science. Let us take a […]
Teaching: Do We Have the Time?
One concern I have with teaching science is that I want to do inquiry-based assignments and more of the typically engaging activities, but many of […]
Teaching Can Be Hard, but You Can Do It!!!
Throughout the time in a teacher education program, you are constantly bombarded with all of sorts of information to take into account, ways your students […]
Science Teaching: Growth Only Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone
Introduction: Many times when I tell people that I am going to teach high school, they give me a look of horror. This look actually […]
The Quiet Kid’s Struggle to be a Teacher
Teacher: I feel like I’m always looking at my teachers and peers in awe of something I’m missing. Something everyone’s got that I don’t. Teachers […]
Rising to the Challenge
What if I’m not enough? When I think about my biggest challenges and fears in teaching, this is the thought that comes up the most. […]
Science Teaching is Some Hard, but Rewarding Schist
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn” Benjamin Franklin There are plenty of reasons why science has […]
The Hard Truths About Our Own Career
Science Teaching is in Fact NOT a Cake Walk Throughout our pre-teaching career, we learn a lot about content. Content, not only in science, but […]