Clean Slates
My first year teaching, one of my fellow teachers asked to look at my roster. She then proceeded to tell me which kids I needed to look out for. She…
DNA Structure Review
Our EOC this year is in May and we have started doing after school reviews for any students that need a little extra intervention. For one of our reviews we…
Making Reviews Fun!
Before each test, I create a folder of review materials and put it on Schoology. These include practice quizzes. I can honestly tell you that I was not getting much…
Using Stations Effectively
If you don't know what stations are, stations are a way to run a class in which there are a variety of activities for students to complete. There is not…
Flipping the Classroom without a video
Before I get started, I want to mention that I recently added some meiosis and genetics resources. Be sure to check those out! I also updated some of my bellringers.…
Graphing Practice using Cereal
Towards the end of last year I ended up with a train wreck of a graphing lesson and I learned that I needed to do a better job from the…
Graphing Practice
We all know in when teaching science, one of the most important things we can teach to how to create and read graphs. It is just one of those things…
Videos with Edpuzzle
One of the things I really love about YouTube is all of the amazing educational videos out there! It is a teacher's playground. There are so many videos that address…
Don’t Teach to the Middle
This came up last week during a PLC meeting. One of my coworkers was talking about some technology training his tech squad was given and how it really didn't address…
The Importance of Starting Class Right
Since I started teaching, I've always had a bellringer to start class. The format has changed through the years. A lot! When I first started, I would post practice test…