Let’s Go to the Margins
Imagine with me for a moment if you will that we are going on a walk on the beach. And on this walk we’ll stay […]
Science teaching
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Exemplary Science Teaching
Don’t you ever look back to your high school years and wish you were sitting at a lab desk listening to your teacher drone on […]
Going Above and Beyond – Exemplary Science Teaching
Teachers are memorable. They shape our growing minds, guide us, and walk with us through the learning process. If you asked me my favorite science […]
Being an Exemplary Teacher in Today’s World
With each exciting passing moment we visit each day, we cannot help but stop to worry and anticipate the future. This is especially true for […]
Fostering Resilient students who THRIVE!
…”we must also celebrate the power of resilience. Many of us have found a way to survive the not-OK” (Souers & Hall, 2016 p. 23). […]
The Journey Towards Resilience
In Kristen Souers and Pete Halls book Fostering Resilient Learners, the impact of trauma and negative experiences is investigated through an educational lens to determine […]
Creating a Mindful, Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
“I am now challenging you to look beyond the behavior and focus on motive. If we can identify what may be motivating students to react, […]
Science Teaching 2.0: Fostering Resilient Learners
What does it mean to foster resilient learners? The authors of Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom (2016), Kristen Souers, a licensed […]
Science Teaching 2.0: Addressing Misconceptions in Science
What are Misconceptions? Did you ever think it would take seven years for your stomach to digest swallowed gum? Or that lightning never strikes the […]
Making Sense of Misconceptions in the Science Classroom
Confronting Flaws in Knowledge Think about the last time you thought something was true for a very long time and how it was to find […]