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…In it, parents can see, at left, a teacher’s blog post about science class, a more general housekeeping announcement (top right) and catch the daily school announcements, which are flipped…
Read more…In it, parents can see, at left, a teacher’s blog post about science class, a more general housekeeping announcement (top right) and catch the daily school announcements, which are flipped…
Read more…with your finger to make a mouth, and then record your voice so the image speaks your words. Here is Peoples Academy Middle Level science teacher Susan Ludington using Chatterpix…
Read more…talks about other ways tech-powered timeline tools can be useful in deepening reflection on other areas of science-related content while making connections to other disciplines. Teaching project planning with timelines…
Read more…Journal of Educational Technology. Inserra, A., & Short, T. (2013). An analysis of high school math, science, social studies, English, and foreign language teachers’ implementation of one-to-one computing and their…
Read more…update on the storm — they had a rubric and science was a big part of it. They had to talk about the evacuation and why it was successful. That…
Read more…(no longer available) Mathematics and science achievement: Effects of motivation, interest, and academic engagement Perhaps we will know we are successful when spellcheck finally recognizes the word mathlete. Connections to…
Read more…from traditional timing and pacing constraints look like in the classroom? Joe Speers, a 6th grade science teacher at Peoples Academy Middle Level in Morrisville, Vermont has been experimenting with…
Read more…with a group of friends to make and sell baked goods and donate the proceeds to the Food Pantry. (click to enlarge) Teal Church, a science teacher, was introduced on…
Read more…could easily use this approach to video a class science experiment, a reading group discussion, or writer’s workshop time in order to give parents a deeper look into the classroom….
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…Weird Tales, the whole thing, about the origins of science fiction. He found out he was intrigued by it, but it was because it was this barn, that was next…
Read more…prefer was present. Take the temperature of your learning spaces — literally Do a little science: collect temperature data in your classroom, in the lunchroom, and outside. Record the data…
Read more…automatically. –Olivia, 5th grader Michael: I teach 5th and 6th grade, so I have a multi-age Language Arts/Science class. We made a Padlet so they could show you some of…
Read more…The diversity of proud moments selected was as varied as the individuals. Some reflected upon good writing; for others, it was creative science work; many students were happy with sporting…
Read more…skills: The 5th & 6th grade teachers built an integrated unit called Science Palooza using both content-specific and transferable skills scales and how their students used these scales to reflect…
Read more…the town. For instance, to kick off their water quality unit, students at Hazen Union School, in Hardwick, VT, arranged for a visit from water science students from the University…
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…am a graduate student at Michigan State University and before graduate school I was a high school Biology and Earth Science and Chemistry teacher. Spencer Greenhalgh: I’m Spencer Greenhalgh. I…
Read more…work in other content classrooms? Can you apply its principles to other learning environments? A choice-based science approach? A stations model in Phys Ed? We’d love to hear your ideas….
Read more…specific: “I’m doing a science PBL” or a “I’m doing PBL in history.” When you get more experienced, you might want to broaden your PBL work to be more integrated…
Read more…own, like at recess or in the lunch room. Are they acting responsibly or using responsible strategies?” What does acting responsibly look like? Joe Speers teaches science. He defines responsibility…
Read more…calendar, inviting other teachers to visit and observe their classroom. I remembered my sister, who teaches science in Massachusetts, telling me about her attempts to start a “Pineapple Welcome” initiative…
Read more…students created infographics in Canva to share what they learned with peers. 2. Listenwise Listenwise provides NPR podcasts through a Current Events portal and a lesson plan portal for Science,…
Read moreTake student learning outside Students at Green Mountain Union High School demonstrate learning in Science, Social Studies, Health, and Language Arts over the course of a semester. But for one…
Read more…know what they call someone who passed the BAR Exam on the 5th try? An attorney. But in our students’ world, if there’s a Chapter 7 Science test on Tuesday,…
Read more…integrate many concepts into this one cooking video; it combined geography, communication, poetry, science — so much good stuff! Let’s say you just want to start with this video as…
Read more…in small groups. 11:00-11:40: Integrated Inquiry. This is set aside for integrated thematic project based learning. It is heavy on science and social studies, with writing throughout, though it can…
Read more…to support inquiry work. But, don’t take my word for it. Marzano, in his article The Art and Science of Teaching / Representing Knowledge Nonlinguistically, points to achievement gains when…
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…food to learn in Social Studies or Science? Hope: Yes, we have. In third grade, we did where there was a bunch of… we had to trace where different apples…
Read more…The sustainability program that teaches students science, values, and critical thinking skills in the context of student leadership. The Brainado project that provides school time, support, and resources for students…
Read more…a more relevant audience? A different format, perhaps? Many teachers rely on a science fair presentation model. Student standing at a table and presenting their work. Is that getting a…
Read moreMaking time for making at Ottauquechee STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics — gives students the opportunity to create. To make. Maybe to fail. To try again! And…
Read more…know students love to share what they know. Coming soon: students as farmers. The coop will soon be the home of chickens hatched from eggs in Dorset’s middle school science…
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…to express gratitude. I thought this was an interesting idea, because I don’t see that fitting into any curriculum, right? Is that part of science? https://twitter.com/BGRiccaVT/status/1081617593612537856 And yet we know…
Read more…Ripple Film Studio’s Science of Character film This little film is a GIFT! In 8 minutes it inspires, explains, and instigates discussion and curiosity about character. Don’t believe me? Check…
Read more…her classroom to address what students asked for. Elizabeth teaches both 5th and 6th grade math (and science) at the Warren Elementary School. She spent her summer working to rethink…
Read more…it to them. It wasn’t rocket science! (But there was a 3D printer.) Popup makerspace at the WRS library for #GRCSU teacher inservice! #vted pic.twitter.com/qmcw3AmOOX — Albert Gregoritsch (@algregoritsch) October…
Read more…into a foreign and challenging landscape where people pushed their bodies beyond what they and science thought was possible. It was this battle with pushing boundaries and often an exploration…
Read more…of their own learning. That all sounds great, right? Remember the science fair? Did you participate as a child, or do this with students? Were all students given equal access…
Read more…technology and focused on the here and now.” Teachers on the team worked overtime to facilitate and coordinate this unit. Scott Diedrich teaches math and science at MEMS; Kraig Hannum…
Read more…their assignments. Everyone agreed to give it a try (yay!) but it was never added. (bleah!) The difficulty is that students only apply for these badges in science, so MUCH…
Read more…to social justice. While doing so, we’ve been simultaneously working to connect and collaborate with the Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS), a pilot school in inner-city Philadelphia. After meeting…
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…history, geography, science, all, the whole gamut. He enters this contest hoping that the prize money will be what is needed to get he and his mom back on track…
Read more…Science, Seeing Themselves in Books, or Solving Problems Beyond Math Class in a professional learning community. The possibilities are endless! All you need is some time, attention, and a community…
Read more…work: Holidays: which holidays are represented in our collection? Which ones are missing? History: what historical events are represented? Where are there gaps? Science: what scientific innovations and scientists are…
Read more…from the Right Question Institute. Want to see this powerful technique in action? Check out these 5 Tips for Blending the Question Formulation Technique with NGSS. The Next Generation Science…
Read more…teach science at Proctor High School and were early adopters of a proficiency-based learning system. After a couple of years of implementing self-paced proficiency-based learning in their classrooms, they were…
Read more…judgment) some chopped fresh ginger (look, chutney’s not an exact science) yellow mustard seeds (….a tablespoon maybe?) exactly three cloves pinch of salt 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup…
Read more…concepts, and with the right prompt they can be used to help students develop science and engineering practices, also. They connect to many literacy standards, too. Students in Waitsfield, Warren,…
Read more…key to student achievement. Phi Delta Kappan 98 (5), 18-23. https://kappanonline.org/critical-consciousness-key-student-achievement/ Emdin, C. (2011). Moving beyond the boat without a paddle: Reality pedagogy, Black youth, and urban science education. Journal…
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…a teacher yesterday, a middle school teacher and science teacher and she was working on evidence and reasoning. So a learning target. And she was showing me examples of student…
Read more…literacy or humanities math science/social studies integrated arts (PE, Art, Music, World Language) High school students: 180 minutes of academic time a day 45 minutes per core subject area 3….
Read more…a short walk brings benefits. Meditate The science is clear here too. Meditation reduces stress, improves memory, mental health, and focus. I use the Calm app for this each day,…
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…Pete Kelley: But I love seeing them relate some of the things that they’re learning in science. Some of the things they see out in nature in the field that…
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…basically that only 50% of the population has a secure attachment style. Then she goes into some other attachment styles. And she talks about the brain science of it. How…
Read more…list: Deep Storm, by Lincoln Child (an underwater research lab is saved by science and derring-do, right before it explodes), Pacific Vortex! by Clive Cussler (the exclamation point indicates the…
Read more…only indirectly connected to life as it is being lived. This is not to suggest that the disciplines of knowledge (eg; history, science, math and so on) are not needed…
Read more…happy to answer students’ questions about local water clean up and its importance to Goal #6: Clean Water. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science VINS was delighted to talk about…
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…in Poultney. And I’ve been in Poultney teaching, for 27 years. We all started about eight weeks ago planning. And, uh, one of my roommates from college is a science…
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…their homework and there’s this science project. So the kids that I write in my novels tend to have all that same involvement. With the actual life made up of…
Read more…middle school team design a unit on clean water. Science, Social Studies, English and Math. In every class, students took a new angle on the work they’d just done in…
Read more…as what to do about anti-Black police brutality, how to solve climate change, and what science says about preventing the spread of COVID-19. Those are topics that you can (and…
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…So, I’d be happy to come back and discuss any types of topics that we can help anyone who is appreciating art science, conversation, learn by way of a book….
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…Monique is being extremely humble, everyone. She is a beyond-phenomenal educator and teacher; she is extraordinary. We met when we were both working at Science Leadership Academy Middle School in…
Read more…specific question about science problem, an assignment, or a bigger problem like I need to meet graduation proficiencies,” explains Principal Young. “The good news is that during our pandemic response,…
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