Surviving The Storm: Fostering Resiliency In Science Learners
What is resiliency? When you first hear the words resilient or resiliency, you may think of a definition similar to the idea of withstanding or […]
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Resistant Learners? or Resilient Learners? A Great Tool Every Teacher Needs in their Toolbelt.
In every classroom there’s that one student who just can’t sit still. They jump out of their seat, yell and cuss, and distract their neighbors […]
Coping Together: Helping Students Cope with Trauma
Teaching is hard. Ask any teacher. And it’s certainly not made any easier by the fact that our students are not blank slates. Teaching would be so much easier if students came into the classroom without previous experiences. But the reality is they are. More than that though, students are coming to our classrooms with trauma. Teaching traumatized learners takes skill, practice, and patience. Today, we’re going to unpack how we can help our students become resilient learners.
Dealing with Misconception in the Classroom
As individuals we all have our own experiences that have gotten us to where we are in our lives. Lessons gained from in the classroom […]
I’ll Change Your Mind (about chemistry)
When I got to college, I took general chemistry in my first semester. The lecture hall was filled with 175 students, mostly freshman, who were […]
The Misconceptions of Alternate Conceptions
What even are Alternate Conceptions? Alternate Conceptions refer to the false ideas that people hold in regard to scientific concepts. Alternate Conceptions can be used […]
“Tomato/Tomahto, Conception/Conceeption”
What are “Alternate” Conceptions? “Alternate Conception” is essentially a euphemism for “Misconception.” The necessity of which is tied to the nature of science itself. Modern-day […]
Getting the best out of MTV in the Classroom
Everyone loves the television channel MTV and here is the best way that you can use it to for the better performance of your students! […]
Developing Critical Thinking in a VISIBLE Way
No matter the subject in school, students should be challenged to thinking critically and deeply about concepts. But what a lot of teachers forget is […]
Get in Their Heads
Often as educators, we rely on students getting the right answer to know if they understand the content. This isn’t enough. If we really want to make sure we are building strong learners we need to get inside their heads, and we need to open up ours to show them how it’s done. We need to make thinking visible.