Sun, Oct 30, 2022 8:26 PM in First Year Teaching
Hello everyone! My name is Keli Potter, and I am studying to be a secondary biology teacher. I would love to hear your advice before entering my teaching career. Specifically, I have questions about classroom management, preparation tactics, and engagement. Learning about what works in your classrooms may help me prepare. If you have any suggestions for secondary teaching in general, I am all ear...
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Fri, Oct 07, 2022 6:19 PM in classroom engagement
Esmeralda,
This is a very fair question. As a preservice teacher at Wartburg College, I think engagement grows in students by connecting content to their interests. Allowing students to perform hands-on and interesting labs will be beneficial to student retention as well. Labs can be tedious and confusing for many students, but encouraging students to ask questions, providing interesting...
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Fri, Sep 23, 2022 2:30 AM in Diversifying STEM
Hello Andrea,
I am a preservice teacher at Wartburg College, and your post caught my eye. Historically, Western science was dominated by white men, but this has changed remarkably throughout the years. Their contributions within the STEM field are undoubtedly significant; however, this stereotype should be broken within the classroom. Educators can connect content with current discoverie...
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