I love what I do. Not every minutes, and sometimes not even every day. But I love what I do. Here are some of my favorite reasons to fall in love with science teaching today: That moment when the kids say “Ooooh, I get it!” The kid who says “This is my favorite class!” EverybodyContinue reading “Fall In Love with Science Teaching Again”
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Cyber Monday (and Tuesday) Sale – 20% off!
Happy Holidays! Everything in my store will be 20% off on Monday and Tuesday (11/30-12/1) with an additional 5% off when you use code CYBER20. To make shopping easier, please check out my digital catalog. There are live links for my best selling products including winter themed products such as Snowman Genetics, a Science of Winter digital escapeContinue reading “Cyber Monday (and Tuesday) Sale – 20% off!”
Climate Change in Middle School Science
New Jersey is the first state in our Nation to incorporate climate change into its K-12 learning standards. Of course, most science teachers are already teaching climate change as some component of their curriculum.
Distance Learning with Hyperdocs
Delivering instruction is challenging in distance learning situations. Challenging, but not impossible. For the past 6 weeks, we’ve tried countless web based programs – Kahoot, Quizlet, Newsela, Flocabulary, Quia, Quizziz, Edpuzzle – I can’t even name them all. But Google still rules. Using a hyperdoc, I can direct my students to nuggets of information –Continue reading “Distance Learning with Hyperdocs”
File Folder Games
Why do I love file folder games? They’re easy to make, fun to play, and can be used at essentially any level to review basically any material at all. After an initial investment of a few hours creating the game, all I have to do is print it and laminate it and it’s good toContinue reading “File Folder Games”
What Makes a Well Designed Classroom Game?
The sweet spot in game design? Making it easy, but not too easy.
Why Should You Gamify Your Classroom
Producing college and career ready students who can think creatively, analyze critically, and make decisions based on data requires intellectual curiosity, a growth mindset, grit, and outside-the-box thinking.