Mon, Dec 06, 2021 7:50 PM in Hands on activities
Hi Karen! It makes me so happy to see fellow educators searching out ways to incorporate hands-on learning in their classrooms. If this is a topic you are truly interested in I encourage you to read through the lesson plans on the NSTA website. All of the lessons incorporate the 3D/5E learning model. I was new to this type of teaching this semester and was pushed by my professor to use this struc...
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Mon, Dec 06, 2021 7:37 PM in Video or Zoom?
Hello Mackenzie! I am an elementary education student working toward my degree. Although I am not a teacher quite yet, I have experienced virtual teaching in my field experiences. I personally believe that meeting together via a video call is more effective than creating videos for the students. Although having videos can be beneficial there is less responsibility with a video. The students are l...
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Mon, Dec 06, 2021 7:19 PM in parental involvement
Hello Kim! I am always interested in new ways to get parents involved in their student's education. I recently read an NSTA article called, "Science Packs" that provided a new idea for me to involve parents. The article is about creating take-home STEM backpacks for the students to take every weekend. The teachers got together and created mini STEM lessons and the school provided th...
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