Thu, Nov 02, 2023 3:12 PM in everyday ideas
Welcome to the profession, Lennart! Glad you are choosing to be a teacher.
What a great question about how everyday ideas are included in lessons. I look foward to hearing the replies in this forum!
I think it is important to solicit students' own everyday ideas about the science phenomenon of your lesson at the very beginning of a lesson, the onset, and also throughout. That mean...
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Thu, Nov 19, 2020 8:14 PM in Becoming a College Professor
Matthew,
I suggest you spend some time teaching middle / high school. Become an exemplary secondary (or K-12) science teacher.
After that, I agree with Emily. Pursue a PhD. Serving as an adjunct professor usually does not provide a living wage.
I taught K-12 for three decades. Then I earned a PhD in 2019. I love my job now as an assistant professor of science education at a high re...
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Thu, Nov 19, 2020 7:54 PM in New Teacher Question about Online Labs
Request from a teacher candidate:
Greetings,
My name is Faye Gibson, and I am a student at the University of New Mexico studying coursework required to become a Licensed Secondary Science Teacher. As a new teacher, I am seeking knowledge from those with more experience than myself. Distance learning has proved a challenge for us all, and I am hoping you will share your wisdom wi...
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