STEM
Surrounded By Science: Exploring your world through citizen science projects
What is Citizen Science? Citizen science is a key component in working towards the new approach to K-12 Science Education called for by the NRC (2013). Citizen science invites regular people of any age – children, teens, and adults – to contribute to real scientific research projects, promoting scientific awareness and engagement. Typically, citizen scientists submit their observations […]
Elearning vs. Cyberlearning: guest post on The Edvocate
What is the difference between elearning and cyberlearning? Find out on my guest post for The Tech Edvocate! Read More
Learning and teaching with phenomenon
Why do I need to learn this? The dreaded question every teacher hates - especially when you don't have a good answer. Luckily phenomenon based teaching is here to solve this age-old question, equipping both you and your students with the often-elusive answer. As Susan German writes in her October 2016 article in Science Scope, [...]
Addicted to…learning?! Gamification of the classroom
We all know that many of our students are literally addicted to video games. But can the same brain processes that compel gamers to skip meals and play video games long into the night be harnessed by teachers to increase their students’ motivation, attention, class participation, and even reverse negativity felt towards school to reignite the joy of […]
Getting Started with the NGSS
Getting Started with the NGSS: Resources for Teachers Learn more about the NGSS standards, how to navigate them, and how to use them. As states across the nation work to integrate the Next Generation Science Standards, teachers are in need of quality professional development to facilitate this transition. The NGSS is unique, and requires a [...]
NGSS Review: DCIs, Practices, and Crosscutting
NGSS REVIEW: Disciplinary Core Ideas, Science & Engineering Practices, and Crosscutting Concepts Here it is - the NGSS in a nutshell! WHAT IS THE NGSS? The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are national science content standards for grades K-12. These standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The [...]