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 […]
Challenges for Science Teachers
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 […]
Is Teaching as Easy as You Think?
“Oh, you’re going to be a teacher…?” “Teaching is just like being a glorified babysitter, right?” “At least science is cool, but I hated my […]
Facing Our Fears in Our Careers
The one thing that absolutely NONE of us are looking forward to are the hard days we’ll have when we get into our classrooms. The […]
The Challenges of Science Teaching
Have you ever thought teaching science is EASY? Teaching science is not as easy as you would think! Challenges Science Teachers Face With Students: Keeping […]