Science education is SO easy!!
Being a science teacher is not all rainbows and butterflies. Being a science education major is not easy. Being a science education major is not […]
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 […]
The (Good) but Mostly the Bad and the Ugly
Hard Knock Life Ahh teachers. We get summers off, we’re done teaching at 3 p.m. (if only), and we have a nice little winter and […]
Resilient Learners: Do’s and Don’ts
There comes a time in everyone’s teaching career where you are faced with a different kind of challenge. Something that shows its many faces within […]
Resilience for Brilliance
Trauma, Tornadoes, and Teenagers The title of this section is a bit misleading. Not the trauma. Not tornadoes. No, the misleading part is the word […]
When Home Dominates School
A student with a high ACEs score is going to have difficulty. That’s a fact. How we as teachers react to that difficulty is what […]
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 […]
When life stands in your way
We all know there are days when the last possible place you want to be is in class. And there are days when you just […]
Resilient They Stand: Fostering Resilient Learners
What does the word “resilient” mean to you? In what context would you use it day-to-day, if ever? In students, resilient means that these students […]
Creating an Environment in Which Resiliency Can Thrive
As teachers, our students come from all walks of life. Though it’s a lot easier to pretend everyone learns the same way or experiences life […]