Wed, Oct 16, 2013 10:43 PM in Science and Reading
Science reading in general can be very dry, even for us science people. Maybe if you designed an activity around the reading that required them to focus on it, such as a set of reading comprehension questions, or maybe something a little more fun. You could also try to find a video that could go alongside the reading and help the students make sense of it at the same time. That depends on the read...
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Wed, Oct 16, 2013 10:40 PM in Ability levels and grouping
I'm a future teacher, and I think I would be more concerned about grouping students in a way that ensures they focus, rather than based on their abilities. If a group is struggling, I can help them or they can get help from other students/groups. What I will be more concerned about is students forming groups with their friends and goofing around and becoming a distraction. I feel like that would h...
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Tue, Oct 15, 2013 8:40 AM in Freebies for Science Teachers
Wow, this list seems really helpful. I'll keep this bookmarked for when I start teaching. I've also found that the HASTI conferences are a really good place for free stuff. It's mostly little trinkets that you get, but there are a lot of books being handed out that would be very useful. At the very least you can pick up a few catalogs that have everything you need in them.
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