{"id":2307,"date":"2019-05-05T19:41:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T23:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2019-05-05T19:41:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T23:41:51","slug":"teaching-can-be-hard-but-you-can-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2019\/05\/teaching-can-be-hard-but-you-can-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Can Be Hard, but You Can Do It!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the time in a teacher education program, you are constantly bombarded with all of sorts of information to take into account, ways your students could need extra assistance, things you could do better, and knowledge about the profession that could make teaching, especially science, seem daunting.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stem.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/blog-images\/Teaching%20primary%20science.jpg?resize=327%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for teaching science\" width=\"327\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some things that could be challenging include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>students on IEPs<\/li>\n<li>English Language Learners<\/li>\n<li>students with ACE scores<\/li>\n<li>students uninterested in the material<\/li>\n<li>your own inability to connect with what some students may be experiencing<\/li>\n<li>socioeconomic differences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As long as you can recognize that your students are all people first, you will be able to put their needs ahead of your own personal problems and help them to succeed in whatever way they may need.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being able to differentiate your classroom in a way that helps all learners, you may also struggle with general instruction<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Inquiry<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We like to talk about inquiry, but when you really get down to it, sometimes its not as easy as it seems. Maybe your district <strong>lacks the resources<\/strong> for you to do a lot of the lessons you would like to. Whether that be <em>monetarily<\/em> or <em>physically<\/em> not having a specific technology or place to conduct a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>To help with this problem, try to remember that inquiry doesn&#8217;t mean doing a lab every class period. Remember that inquiry can be in the form of research, discussions, or anything that gets the students actively involved and interested in their learning.<\/p>\n<p>This video does a good job of explaining how being a good teacher is more than helping students get good test scores:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What makes a good teacher great? | Azul Terronez | TEDxSantoDomingo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vrU6YJle6Q4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Advancing News<\/h3>\n<p>Another thing that could be challenging with science teaching is that science is changing and more information is being discovered daily. This is hard to make your students aware of and to incorporate into your lessons without some help.<\/p>\n<p>One way to remedy this is by having a &#8220;Science News Friday&#8221; where each student brings in a summary of an article they have found regarding science news. This is a good way to see what students are interested in as well as to keep updated on the world of science.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.liverpool.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/womanscience-1w.jpg?resize=343%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for teaching science\" width=\"343\" height=\"231\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Teaching science can be difficult for a number of reasons. Keeping your head up and taking the challenges in stride is ultimately what will help you to be a transformative teacher that makes a difference in students&#39; lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnMacKenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnMacKenzie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NSTA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScienceTeaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ScienceTeaching<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT432?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT432<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inquiry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margaux Haiber (@margaux_haiber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margaux_haiber\/status\/1125183492093034497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Throughout the time in a teacher education program, you are constantly bombarded with all of sorts of information to take into account, ways your students <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2019\/05\/teaching-can-be-hard-but-you-can-do-it\/\" title=\"Teaching Can Be Hard, but You Can Do It!!!\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2517,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-challenges-for-science-teachers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2517"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2308,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307\/revisions\/2308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}