Education Needs Science
As educators, we need to start digging beyond the tales told to us. We need to do more than look for the narrative next door. Narratives are fantastic, but at the end of the day, the story is just a story. Science can help us explain.
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Exactly What We Want
A couple of weeks ago, my students were doing research on different types of animals. One student came up, chuckling, to show me his computer screen. I stood there, staring at it for almost a full minute, before I realized what he was laughing at. Once I got it, he eagerly took it around to
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Science is for Everyone …
Before teaching, I spent five years doing chemistry work in the labeling industry. I always had a very mixed reaction when I would tell people what I did. People would make the immediate connection to their school science classes and then proceed to tell me that they either loved science or they hated it. After
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New Blog, New Chromebooks, New Adventure …
There is nothing more fun to watch than a curious kid. Over the last week, I’ve had way too much fun. Watching students’ eyes light up at the idea that the Chromebooks were arriving. Watching them carefully unzip the cases, set them on the desk and begin testing them out. Eagerly customizing and exploring
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