A Closer Look at Teaching Science in an Exemplary Manner
“They allow their students to have wonderful ideas, to make connections for themselves, to build their repertoire of understanding, and to discover solutions to their […]
Teaching With Care: Fostering Resilient Learners
Adverse childhood experiences manifest themselves in our classroom. It is an undeniable reality of our world. School must be a safe space for all children, […]
Building Brilliant Resilience in the Classroom
Every year new students come into our classroom. We often don’t know what they’ve been through or what they’ve experienced, but we are able to […]
How to Foster Resilient Learners in the Classroom
On page 7 of the book Fostering Resilient Learners, the author mentions the responsibility of a teacher “to educate every single child who enters our […]
Trauma – Sensitive Classroom –> Resilient Learners
Kristin Souers in collaboration with Pete Hall created a book entitled “Fostering Resilient Learners – Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom”. This post will discuss […]
The Importance of Fostering Resilience in Students
Nearly 40% of students in the US have been exposed to some sort of traumatic event. This is troubling because when children are exposed to […]
Fostering Resilience in the Classroom
“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” – Haim Ginnot As teachers, one of the biggest jobs that we have […]
Fostering Student Resilience: How to Deal with Trauma in the Classroom
As teachers, we take on many, MANY roles for our students. These roles include: Role Model Learning facilitator Mentor Coach Counselor And Many More! Because […]
Believe Me…
Think about the last time someone changed your mind about something. It could be anything: where to go to eat, what movie to watch, your […]
How to Address Misconceptions in the Science Classroom
Let’s start by watching this video: How many of these misconceptions have you have held? Were there any that surprised you? These are all only […]