
Secondary Science Simplified®️ is a podcast specifically for high school science teachers that will help you to engage your students AND simplify your life as a secondary science educator.
Each week Rebecca and her guests will share practical and easy-to-implement strategies for decreasing your workload so that you can stop working overtime and start focusing your energy doing what you love – actually teaching!
Teaching doesn’t have to be rocket science, and you’ll learn exactly what you need to do to simplify your secondary science teaching life so that you can enjoy your life outside of school even more.

Why I Stopped Assigning Homework (And 6 Surprising Results) [Episode 96]
Click below to hear why I stopped assigning homework: Remember the days when you were in school and thought, When I’m a teacher, I’m NEVER going to do this! But then you become a teacher and do exactly what you said you weren’t going to do. Don’t worry, I’m guilty

How to STOP Grading Everything [Episode 95]
Click below to hear how to stop grading everything: As teachers, we know that our time is valuable and we try to create that perfect work-life balance. However, time dedicated to instruction, engaging activities, and other teaching-related tasks can consume our time in and outside the classroom. But you can

How to Deal with Cheating in Your High School Science Classes [Episode 94]
Click below to hear how to deal with cheating: To wrap up our Summer of Podcast PD, we’re ending with a series on grading practices. And one of the hot topics that’s particularly relevant in secondary classrooms is the act of cheating. This is a topic that I feel very

Simple Strategies for Classroom Management [Episode 93]
Click below to hear simple strategies for classroom management: I loved talking all about classroom management this month, and we have finally made it to the last episode of the series! The biggest takeaway I wanted to convey was the importance of being proactive rather than reactive, and a way

5 Ways to Have Precise Pacing and Tight Transitions in Your Secondary Science Classroom [Episode 92]
Click below to hear 5 ways to have precise pacing and tight transitions: My message in last week’s episode was all about how to be proactive rather than reactive using routines and procedures. Continuing with the classroom management series, I believe another way to be proactive in your classroom is

My Top 5 Classroom Management Routines and Procedures for High School Science Teachers [Episode 91]
Click below to hear my top 5 routines and procedures: Dealing with behaviors and problems in the classroom is inevitable, but our goal is to prevent as many as we can before they even happen. A simple way to achieve this is by implementing routines and procedures! In last week’s