How Discovery Based Learning Transformed My Most Challenging Class
Have you ever had that class that was just stacked with the “worst” students? (I use quotation marks here because I really enjoyed these students as people. However, they really…
S01E13 How To Use Relationships To Support The NGSS Classroom
In this episode, Nicole VanTassel of iExploreScience talks with Dana Skillman - an NGSS teacher and member of the Science Teacher Tribe - about the importance of building strong relationships…
NGSS Support Stations: Better Than Sliced Bread
Support Stations Can Foster Student Independence and Reduce Frustration! NGSS-style instruction can be full of challenges unique to this inquiry or discovery-oriented approach. One major challenge for NGSS teachers is…
Group Work Roles That Really Work
Using Group Work Roles To Actually Enhance Student Learning Group work is a HUGE part of NGSS classrooms. Collaboration should be occurring daily - from the puzzling it out to…
A Lesson From Lyla: The Benefit Of the Doubt
How Giving The "Benefit Of The Doubt" Can Save Your Classroom Relationships When my daughter was just about two years old, we visited a local juice place for a mommy-daughter…
Summer Science Teacher Reads: What You Need To Read Before School Starts
What are my favorite science teacher reads? If it exists at all, July has got to be the Teacher’s Month of Rest. With it being (for many of you) smack-dab…
Classroom Procedures Every Teacher Should Use
What Procedures Should Every Teacher Use? Over the last few posts, I've discussed the basics of classroom management as well as how to implement classroom procedures to reduce behavior issues and…
Classroom Management: Procedures = Prevention
Procedures are one of the top three classroom management must-haves that every teacher should be utilizing to keep their class culture positive, orderly, and conducive to learning. If you missed…
Three Classroom Management Must-Haves
If you're like most teachers, your first year is THE WORST. Like Mona Lisa Saperstein - THE WORST. Why? Two words: Classroom Management. Why? Mostly because on top of learning all the…