In honor of Teacher Appreciation week in May, I wanted to share with you a few secrets I've learned throughout my life from the best teachers I know - whether it be teachers I had as a student, or co-teachers I've worked alongside over the years. I am referring to them as "secrets" because these are 4 things I never explicitly learned in the classes of my teacher certification program or from a ... Read More about Teacher Appreciation: What I’ve Learned from the BEST Teachers I Know
Best Practices for Lesson Planning in High School Science
When it comes to lesson planning, you may be coming to the table with zero training in this, or you may be entirely sick of hearing about it. Particularly for high school science teachers, I have met so many who have come to the classroom as a 2nd career, and thus they are experts in their field but may not have received much practical training in their alternative teacher certification programs. ... Read More about Best Practices for Lesson Planning in High School Science
Curriculum Design 101 – How I do it
When you decided you wanted to be a teacher, you probably had all sorts of ideas for how you would change students' lives and the exciting content that you would share with them. You most likely knew and were excited about curriculum design being a part of the job. Who DOESN'T enjoy creating engaging instructional resources for your students? But if you are like me, you probably weren't ... Read More about Curriculum Design 101 – How I do it
5 Tips for Teaching Ecology
I'm not sure if I've ever met a high school biology teacher who DOESN'T enjoy teaching ecology (if that's you - let me know! I love meeting unicorns 🤪) There are so many fun, hands-on ways to engage students in this content, and because of this, students tend to really love it, too! But over the years, I've reflected on my practice and have learned some things that have really improved how ... Read More about 5 Tips for Teaching Ecology
My FAVORITE WAY to celebrate Earth Day in high school biology
As high school teachers, we miss out on getting to celebrate big holidays with our students. We don't have Valentine's Day parties with card exchanges and heart cupcakes, or 100th day of school celebrations like our elementary teaching friends do. But if you are a high school biology teacher, guess what? You can (and should!!) celebrate Earth Day with your students! What even is Earth ... Read More about My FAVORITE WAY to celebrate Earth Day in high school biology
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