Wed, Nov 04, 2020 12:36 AM in Teaching Reading and Writing
Hi Bryan! I think that it is essential to create cross-curricular lesson/unit plans that pull into all different types of subjects. Incorporating reading and writing can be tied into science quite well. For example, creating a journal to write observations on a longer experiment can implement writing for students. Another writing skill you can bring into chemistry is lab reports, summaries, graph...
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Wed, Nov 04, 2020 12:19 AM in Ecouraging parents to support science learning outside of the classroom
Hi Sarah! I think that this is also a concern for my future classroom. Engaging parents in their student's learning is a so important. One thing that I have seen in one of my field experiences is my teacher would use the application SeeSaw to send parents information and videos on what the classroom was doing. This can allow parents to see what you are doing and allows you to share their chil...
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Wed, Nov 04, 2020 in How to Save Money as a New Teacher
Hello everyone! My name is Sidney Baumgartner, and I am a preservice teacher at Wartburg College located in Iowa. In my science methods class, I presented a on the topic of saving money, but I wanted to see if anyone else had any useful, free resources they utilize or other advice that may help preservice teachers prepare for their future classroom. I can also share the resources I have gathered ...
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