Help your students master analyzing graphs and diagrams and writing claim evidence reasoning scientific explanations with these free practice problems
Using videos as a way to teach instruction is nothing new. Teachers have been teaching students through videos for a long time. With new technology and more students having access to technology at home, now is the perfect time to start using videos in a more
We all know how important feedback is for our students. Feedback that describes what a student is doing well and the changes they need to make help them learn and improve. However, feedback is not just for our students. Teachers can benefit from it as well.
I have been teaching for almost 20 years so I know how stressful and draining teaching can be. I see new teachers trying to do it all. Coming in early, staying late, having students in their classroom at lunch and then going home and working a few more hours. By
Does this sound familiar. It’s the point in the lesson when it’s time to give the students the basic information about the topic. You create this great presentation. It has all the information the students need to know including checks for understanding. You set aside 15 minutes during the lesson
Tests, tests, and more tests. Do you sometimes feel like all we do is test. Between quizzes, unit assessments, quarterly tests, semester finals, and state testing it seems like students spend one third of their school time testing. They are told that they need to make sure that they are
At every school there is at least one teacher that the students love. The one class they all want to take. Surprisingly it is usually not because the class is unchallenging or easy to get an A in but the opposite. The class is usually challenging and getting an A
I hate giving notes in class. I’ve never like it. It seemed that some students went really fast and then waited around or started distracting others around them because they were board. Other students took forever to write the notes because they either had a learning disability,
Why do Blended Learning? Blended Learning is a great way to incorporate different modes of learning so that you can reach more students and help them understand in the method that works best for them. It helps students learn about the topic through guided inquiry, group collaboration, and allows them
Blended learning is where you combine the benefits of online learning with traditional teaching. Students learn part of the information online and part of it through interactions with the teacher and fellow students. The purpose of blended learning is to increase student ownership of how they learn. Technology and devices
As a teacher I sometimes feel overwhelmed when I think about teaching the Next Generation Science Standards. How can I possibly have my students creating, designing, and modeling when they are struggling with just understanding the basics. I teach at a school of mostly low income language
With the introduction of Google classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, and digital testing more schools are opting to go 1:1 and are moving toward going paperless. Is going 100% paperless really what is best for the students. I’ll list some pros and cons and let you make your choice on what will
This year I incorporated Genius Hour into my 8th grade physical science class. It was a learning experience for both me and my students. The first semester was spent figuring things out. There were many amazing moments and many failures. Trying to figure out the logistics of keeping track of
Help guide your students understand how to write CER paragraphs with these sample practice problems
