Tue, Dec 04, 2018 11:10 AM in Sensory Issues
Hi Bethany! My name is Kiana Wilson and I am a pre-service teacher at the University of Northern Iowa studying elementary and special education as well! Sensory issues are something that we have talked a lot about in my special education classes but I haven't thought a lot about how students could have sensory issues with science. In special education, all we talk about is differentiation and...
View Full Post
Tue, Dec 04, 2018 10:54 AM in Science Fun for Students
I think it is very important to get children up and moving around throughout the day and science is a great subject for children to start using their hands and applying what they have learned. I have also learned that students do better when they can learn in the way that best fits them. I think the better you know your students the easier you will find it to engage them. For example, if your stu...
View Full Post
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 12:33 PM in STEM in Younger Grades
Hi Peyton! I am studying elementary education and I am currently in a science methods class and we are learning about early childhood STEM. From our exploring with many manipulatives we have found that all students can learn STEM at all ages. A lot of the early years are just allowing the children time to explore different things that would allow them to come up with new ideas of how things work....
View Full Post
View all posts by Kiana