Why I chose Schoology for my LMS When I first started to integrate technology in my classroom I needed a place for students to get the assignments and to post about them. A few teachers at my school were using Edmodo for this and I jumped on board. I ... READ the POST
Common Core in the Science Classroom
Tackle the Common Core Science Literacy Standards using CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning) When people think of common core they think of English and Math. However, all subjects are part of the common core. In science, along with our science standards we have ... READ the POST
Tools for the Flipped Classroom- Flipping your class with Edpuzzle
This year I took on the adventure of flipping my 8thgrade science class. I had heard about the flipped classroom from my district’s blended learning group that I belong to. I wanted to try it out but I needed a way to hold my students ... READ the POST
Science Top Ten: Science Saturday
Class Top Ten Review Book As I was packing up my classroom preparing to move into a portable while my classroom undergoes modernization I came across some amazing books I used to have my students do. As a teacher it feels like every year we ... READ the POST
TLAD: Think Like a Disciplinarian
With school winding down and testing over I like to give my students an idea of what real scientists have to do. In this TLAD (Think like a disciplinarian) my students because astro-scientists. They learned how astronomers determine what the characteristics for a habitable planet are. ... READ the POST
Science Stations: mini labs to review for the state test
Every year around this time my students have to take the state science test. It tests their knowledge of all the standards they have learned throughout the year. Trying to refresh the students memories of topics we covered in the beginning of the year can be challenging. In the ... READ the POST