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 ... READ the POST
Blended Learning in the Science Classroom using the stations model
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 ... READ the POST
Genius Hour for Middle School- How to Make it Work
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 ... READ the POST
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