Tue, Apr 27, 2021 2:37 PM in For Future Teachers
Hello! My name is Nicole Adams and I am a junior at Missouri Western State University. I am planning on teaching upper-elementary in a year. Any tips for getting students excited about science or resources your students love? I feel like the only exciting and memorable experience in elementary school science when I was a student was watching Bill Nye. Are teachers still using his videos? How can ...
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Tue, Apr 27, 2021 2:28 PM in Science Resources
Hi Elizabeth. I am also a junior in college training to be an elementary teacher. I had the same questions and similar experiences in classrooms not doing as many experiments as I thought, especially at the elementary level. I just remember watching Bill Nye do experiments for us. I have visited upper elementary classes who have done some time-consuming experiments for their unit like growing veg...
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Tue, Apr 27, 2021 2:19 PM in Distanced Learning and Student Motivation
Hi Alexandria! I have one year of college left before I become an elementary teacher. I have been subbing and observing in schools and I feel that I am getting all kinds of great ideas for increasing motivation virtually and in-class. The main things I have noticed that work is goal-setting (with rewards of course), allowing choice in the classroom, and teacher attitude. One teacher created teams...
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