{"id":3830,"date":"2021-09-23T23:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T03:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2021-09-23T23:26:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T03:26:36","slug":"how-do-you-become-an-exemplary-science-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2021\/09\/how-do-you-become-an-exemplary-science-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You An Exemplary Science Teacher?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2021\/09\/blog-1024x530.jpg?resize=670%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3838\" width=\"670\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/blog.jpg?resize=1024%2C530&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/blog.jpg?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/blog.jpg?resize=768%2C398&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/blog.jpg?w=1298&amp;ssl=1 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What does an exemplary science teacher do? How are they different from a typical science teacher? An exemplary science teacher goes above and beyond in ensuring the engagement of their students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember in many of my science classrooms, even into college, we were taught facts and processes to get us through the end of the year and through the dreaded final exams and state testing. We memorized, mastered processes, and worked for the grades and the scores. We were never truly engaged in the learning we were supposed to be doing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What ISN&#8217;T Exemplary Science Teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lecturing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are passively receiving the information presented to them. Participation is low, if at all! You may have one to two students participating, commenting and answering questions in class. The class is generally pretty boring and students are not engaged!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teacher-centered instruction<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is learning that happens when students are not creating and doing, and they are being passive learners. This is often the traditional method of teaching in any classroom, and it is not always an effective way for students to learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Banking method of education<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where students receive information through memorization, just for it to be withdrawn later as if the student were a bank. Students only know the information because they have to have it memorized for later, and it is only the surface level that they are aware of. There is no true understanding of the content and students are not engaged in the classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What IS Exemplary Science Teaching?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We studied the online teaching practices from exemplary faculty from schools of education, social work, theology, law, and arts and sciences. We suggest that empathic, reflective, and adaptive approaches help instructors design online education that engages the whole person. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POYQG0TEfw\">https:\/\/t.co\/POYQG0TEfw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lizhou Wang (@Lizhou_Wang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lizhou_Wang\/status\/1397990989952921602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Know your students<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Build rapport with your students! Get to know them and their interests, and what they enjoy in the classroom. Taking advantage of students&#8217; interests in the classroom can increase engagement and excitement among your students! This can improve a classroom atmosphere and help increase retention of information for the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Inquiry based learning<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let students discover some of the content you&#8217;re teaching in class! Not every lesson has to be, or should be, taught through a slide presentation lecture. Students learn through curiosity, asking questions and discovering material that they are interested in. This can be open ended, or fairly guided and aligning with classroom curricula! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2021\/09\/inquiry.gif?resize=280%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3839\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make learning meaningful<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect the learning students are doing to something that is important to them. You may be talking about water quality in class and how pollutants can affect wildlife in the area. This may pique the interest of a student or two, but what if you took the students to a stream to see the water quality in their own town? What if your classroom did something within the community that tied to their learning? This connects material to their everyday life and it suddenly has a deeper meaning than just learning for the grade! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Student Centered Activity<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An activity or lesson is student centered when students are not passively receiving information. They are doing something active, whether it is just taking notes, having a discussion, or creating a physical model of an atom to learn about its components. Students are creating something rather than sitting and listening to a teacher talk at them for an hour! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you know you are an exemplary science teacher?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2021\/09\/exemplary-science-teaching.jpg?resize=418%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3836\" width=\"418\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/exemplary-science-teaching.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/exemplary-science-teaching.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2021\/09\/exemplary-science-teaching.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are an exemplary science teacher, you will see a different atmosphere in your classroom. Your students will come to class with excitement rather than dread, and they will be actively engaged in your classroom! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming an exemplary science teacher does not happen over night! Be dedicated to your students and creating a student centered classroom! Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/nabt.org\/Position-Statements-Characteristics-of-Exemplary-Life-Science-Teaching\">article<\/a> from the National Association of Biology Teachers, where they talk about some of the different components of being an exemplary science teacher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you an exemplary science teacher? What are some other characteristics of an exemplary science teacher that you have seen? Let me know!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss McKenna Miller <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>What does an exemplary science teacher do? How are they different from a typical science teacher? 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