Julie Bentley

IA

Thanks for this insightful, great idea Patricia As a preservice teacher I am constantly on the look out for hands on, extensive activities like the bird cam for my future students and students that I currently work with tutoring or field experience. I like the idea of an animal cam/bird cam. It's so unpredictable and something new will always occur, which is so exciting! I have visited a classr...

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Thanks for your thoughtful and informative ideas to involve ELL students with science. I am a preservice teacher currently in a science methods course and we have been discussing the importance of involvement and inclusion of ELL students the classroom. Involving, connecting and accommodating ELL students for all content areas is crucial as well. Caria, I love your idea of the use of pictures and ...

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I am a current preservice teacher and soon to be student teacher. I am very interested in someday teaching kindergarten after doing some field experience in a kindergarten room. I am currently in a science methods course and learning how to integrate science throughout other content areas. I like your idea of having "exploration bins" around the classroom, that way students are free to explore on ...

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