{"id":1094,"date":"2018-09-12T20:31:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T00:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2018-09-12T20:32:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T00:32:14","slug":"above-and-beyond-exemplary-science-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/09\/above-and-beyond-exemplary-science-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Above and Beyond: Exemplary Science Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Exemplary means going above and beyond what is expected.<\/p>\n

I have had a few teachers in my school career that could only be described as exemplary. I like to think about those teachers as teacher makers as well. Frequently when you ask education majors “Why do you want to teach?”, the reason is invariably that they had an exemplary teacher that inspired them and built their passion for the material.<\/p>\n

Exemplary science teachers are champions of curiosity<\/h2>\n

When you think about the truly exemplary teachers in your life, chances are they pushed you to ask questions, they rewarded your curiosity and helped you foster a sense of wonder about your world.<\/p>\n

My favorite chemistry teacher had a rule that I will implement in my future classroom.<\/p>\n

There are (almost) no stupid questions<\/h3>\n

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My teacher would take up to three minutes to answer ANY remotely science related question. If we couldn’t get the answer in about 3 minutes, both my teacher, and the student who asked the question, came back the next day with what they thought the answer was. No one was discouraged because they were curious.<\/p>\n

Now there are bound to be students who just want to push as many buttons as the can get their hands on, and will ask actually stupid questions,<\/p>\n

BUT<\/h3>\n

Most kids just want to know the answer. I was an incredibly curious kid and asked A LOT of questions. I LOVED the teachers that rewarded that.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrPeterMurray\/status\/1040032701930262528<\/p>\n

Teaching science can be an uphill battle<\/h2>\n

When you tell a group of kids they are gonna have to take chemistry this year, inevitably you are going to get some groans.<\/p>\n

Most kids don’t react like this<\/h3>\n

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Or this<\/h3>\n

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Science can be really intimidating. Especially at the high school level when the class isn’t just called “Science”. But science can be so exciting as well.<\/p>\n

An exemplary teacher gets their kids EXCITED about learning. Often this is done through labs and other activities, but let’s not forget, science teachers give their students the answers to the world around them. That can be fascinating and incredibly empowering<\/p>\n

Exemplary teachers make science REAL<\/h2>\n

I love this channel on Youtube. It’s called Crash Course and its run by two brothers named Hank and John Green. They do a fantastic job of presenting the information clearly and in a fun way<\/span><\/h2>\n