by admin | May 13, 2019 | Teaching Suggestions/Links
Threatened Bog Turtle International Endangered Species Day is Friday, May 17. Its importance is heightened with the recent news that one million plant and animal species are expected to be extinct within decades. The report was compiled by the Intergovernmental...
by admin | May 8, 2019 | Vocabulary, Scientific Literacy
“I am not a language arts teacher! I teach science.” Those are the statements I heard at every science curriculum and/or departmental meeting where teaching strategies for science literacy was being discussed. Traditionally science classes...
by admin | Apr 15, 2019 | Teaching Vignettes, Vocabulary
As a student I spent hours writing down words and definitions on vocabulary sheets. I copied the information to flash cards and sat there trying to memorize definitions in science, German, English, and History. Read the definition and try to say the word –...
by admin | Apr 3, 2019 | Assessment
The word assessment elicits a variety of reactions when used in the context of education. Students hear the word and cringe because it means a test is coming; teachers hear it and use the information as a means of assigning grades; administrators hear it and use...
by admin | Apr 2, 2019 | Student Fatigue, Teaching Vignettes
Teaching Vignette #1 It was late on a Thursday afternoon when our IB coordinator (International Baccalaureate is an internationally recognized program focussed on teaching students to think critically and independently) called and asked if I would be willing to have a...
