Gotta See it to Believe it! Make Thinking Visible in Your Science Classroom
Making Thinking Visible by Karen Morrison, Mark Church, and Ron Ritchhart is a text the EDT431 cohort women have been studying lately. Sometimes it’s hard […]
Science teaching
Let’s Visualize Student THINKING!!
THE 4C’s TEACHING METHOD: This method of teaching is best used with an assortment of texts or passages. Students will be pushed to make connections, […]
RESOURCES RESOURCES- READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Brain Busters: Brain busters are a great start to any class! They create an engaging start to the period and can even incorporate the course […]
Hook-Line-Sinker: Getting Students Interested in the Phenomenon From the Beginning.
Through the 5 E’s learning cycle, students are leading their own learning through inquiry-based discovery. The first step of the 5 Es Learning Cycle is […]
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion…Oh My!
These days, there are a lot of buzzwords like “diversity”, “equity”, and “inclusion” floating around when we talk about STEM fields. But what do these […]
Did you ever see yourself in STEM?
Diversity in STEM matters! Diversity is important to show those groups that are underrepresented in society that they have a place in STEM. Many communities […]
Changing Gears: Drive
Motivation is the driving force behind all life decisions. It is what determines our needs, values, and goals in life. When it comes to students […]
How to DRIVE Motivation in Science Classrooms
How do you get students to REALLY like science? What can MOTIVATE students’ scientific interests? There are thousands of questions regarding student motivation that teachers […]
Leave the Road Less Traveled…Head for the Margins!
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by” Robert Frost Everyone has heard of taking the road less […]
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Being An Exemplary Science Teacher
The future science educators of our cohort this year have similar worries about what their career will look like and how effective of a teacher […]