…to teach in a school like this.
A place where administrators and teachers challenge parents and students to be involved.
A place where kids and their families decide to take the risk to defy social norms.
Mostly, I want to teach somewhere where teachers and students have a thirst for learning and goals are set high and achieved!
Posts Tagged ‘education’
13 Aug
I Have A Dream…
5 May
Recent Articles (05/09)
Here’s a list of articles I’ve taken interest in lately:
Education Chief Says “New Era” in Science Teaching, NSTA
Science Is Failing To Inspire Some, NSTA
S(t)imulating Interest In Science, NSTA
Teacher Inspires Kids, Community, NSTA
Why Teach Science and Math?, teachscienceandmath.com
Helping Visually Impaired Students “See” Science, NSTA
Clip It: Save on Electricity Bills!, newlifeasnewwife.blogspot.com
Show and Tell Takes on a Science [...]
31 Mar
Astronaut Teachers
I found this neat article about astronauts on the last shuttle mission working with students to facilitate learning.
Read it HERE.
13 Mar
Is Science Really for All?
An article on the NSTA website written by Jo Ellen Roseman PhD on Science for All.
13 Mar
Teachers in Space!!
The NSTA published an article on two teachers that travelled to space.
Read it HERE.
4 Mar
Shoutout: Science Junkies
I found the website ScienceJunkies.com. All sorts of fun resources.
I especially liked this page.
4 Mar
Influential Women in Science
I am confident it’s imperative to share with students a description of “who” scientists are. Mostly, these conversations destroy the misconceptions that science is done by old, white males.
Here’s an article published by the National Science Teacher Association on women in science.
Read it HERE!
2 Mar
More Science Games
Just found a great website with all sorts of online science games and “adventures”. The site also includes online and offline science experiments!!!
Check it out HERE!
2 Mar
Rubrics
I found a blog entry on science and math rubrics this morning (link at bottom of page). While I like the descriptive nature of the rubrics, I tend to not like using number scales. I much prefer setting up a table with the descriptions across the top.
For example, for a lab report, I might say “Student [...]
