{"id":58,"date":"2017-09-07T23:39:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T03:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=58"},"modified":"2017-09-09T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T18:15:15","slug":"involving-and-inspiring-can-truly-make-you-exemplary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2017\/09\/involving-and-inspiring-can-truly-make-you-exemplary\/","title":{"rendered":"Involving and Inspiring Can Truly Make You Exemplary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/benjaminfranklin383997-300x194.jpg?resize=300%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/benjaminfranklin383997.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/benjaminfranklin383997.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good ol&#8217; Benny definitely knew what he was talking about when he said this quote. \u00a0Students aren&#8217;t meant to sit in a classroom and read a book, or complete a worksheet everyday. \u00a0No one learns science by just reading and writing. \u00a0Students need to be able to get involved in what they are learning and be able to explore so much around them.<\/p>\n<p>While students will remember you for being their teacher. \u00a0They may not remember anything about the classroom if you don&#8217;t get them involved and truly enjoying the subject they are learning about.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/HoraceMannQuote-300x250.jpg?resize=300%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/HoraceMannQuote.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/HoraceMannQuote.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You need to inspire your students by being\u00a0<em>exemplary<\/em>. There are so many ways you can do this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give students multiple experiences with something being taught. \u00a0Don&#8217;t just show it to them once or twice, they will never learn that way. \u00a0Some students may not understand it until the 4th or 5th time.<\/li>\n<li>Foster a love for inquiry. \u00a0Make the students want to explore and get involved in what they are learning.<\/li>\n<li>Make the experiences as relatable to their lives as possible. \u00a0If students can see that what they are learning effects them, then they will understand it better.<\/li>\n<li>Relate science to their other subjects in school. \u00a0Even if the students don&#8217;t love science, they might love English. \u00a0If they learn better by being creative by writing stories or poems, then let them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ozobots to learn speed in 4th period! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iteachLFU?src=hash\">#iteachLFU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iteachphysics?src=hash\">#iteachphysics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceisawesome?src=hash\">#scienceisawesome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteacher?src=hash\">#scienceteacher<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sciencefun?src=hash\">#sciencefun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BPszO71waK\">pic.twitter.com\/BPszO71waK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amanda Ellison (@AJEllison82) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEllison82\/status\/900121399486017536\">August 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/typMsbJ-300x261.png?resize=300%2C261\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/typMsbJ.png?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/typMsbJ.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Activities that can show you are truly\u00a0exemplary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have your students build macromolecules with various items (pipe cleaners, cotton balls, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Do a scavenger hunt at the zoo<\/li>\n<li>Make projects more open ended (both what students can do and also how they do it)<\/li>\n<li>Take the students to a nature center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2017\/09\/e6f2e43288fb92c805bd4520fb27aaa7-math-teacher-quotes-classroom-quotes-261x300.jpg?resize=261%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/e6f2e43288fb92c805bd4520fb27aaa7-math-teacher-quotes-classroom-quotes.jpg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2017\/09\/e6f2e43288fb92c805bd4520fb27aaa7-math-teacher-quotes-classroom-quotes.jpg?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Math and Science can go hand in hand when thinking at this quote. \u00a0You have to get students to do science, or they will never truly learn science.<\/p>\n<p><em>An exemplary teacher is one who can inspire their students to get involved and do science<\/em>, not just read a book about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Good ol&#8217; 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