Help your students master analyzing graphs and diagrams and writing claim evidence reasoning scientific explanations with these free practice problems
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
The national CUE conference was held two weeks ago in Palm Springs and it was amazing. The mission of CUE is to inspire “innovative learners by fostering community, personalizing learning, infusing technology, developing leadership, and advocating educational opportunities for all.” Here are my 5 Big Take Aways from the conference.
Below is a list of five different ways you can use Google Forms in your classroom. 1. Survey Google Forms are a great way to gather information about your students. I like to survey my students at the beginning of the school year to learn more information about
Discover how I took my students love of sports and used it to teach them how to interpret motion graphs in a guided inquiry investigation. I used to find it difficult to have students understand how their motion correlates to a line on a graph. I would have them walk,
True inquiry involves students coming up with their own questions and ways to test the question. The problem that I ran into is the fact that I am required to teach certain topics in a certain time and it leaves very little time for this open-ended questioning inquiry. I still
How can you introduce technology into the classroom without losing student collaboration? Digital Day of Learning is coming up on February 17. Many teachers will be trying new things but going digital does not mean that students are put in front of a device where they only communicate with
Google Classroom, Doctopus, and Goobric a winning combination A few weeks ago Google Classroom, Doctopus, and Goobric made some improvements and now it is faster to grade assignments online and go completely paperless. I just graded 130 lab reports using Goobric and it took me less than 3 hours. Moving
I have a confession, I am a science teacher that does not care if my students learn science. I began my teaching career over 16 years ago, before they had standards. I had set topics that I had to teach but more freedom on how to teach them. My students
What I consider the “typical” teacher style starts with the teacher giving the students the notes, usually through a PowerPoint, and then doing some type of worksheet to practice the information from the notes. The students then go home and do another worksheet for practice. The whole thing starts again
 What Secondary Teachers have learned in 2015 I can’t believe how quickly 2015 has come and gone.  As teachers it is important to go back reflect on what works, what doesn’t, and what needs a little enhancements.  This year I am teaming up with some wonderful secondary teachers to
Help guide your students understand how to write CER paragraphs with these sample practice problems
