Teachers have heavy workloads. It’s 11 am on a typical school day, and I’m sitting in my class as my Year 8s are doing a test. I arrived at school at 7:30 am and have already complete 12 different tasks! (Yup, I counted!) It’s a lot, and that’s in a few hours. And I actually …
Have you heard about this? It is seriously my favorite time of year. When students are inevitably getting hyped over college basketball and ask me who I’m rooting for, I always tilt my head and give them a puzzled look…then I insist that I only care about the real March Madness. March MAMMAL Madness. If …
March Mammal Madness: What’s All the Hype About? Read More »
If you read my previous post about teaching interviews or if you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I have some non-conventional teaching experience. Today’s post is something that I wrote for a personal blog almost four years ago, when I taught Chemistry and Biology on a tall ship while sailing around the …
This might not be a hot take in the teaching world, but Google Forms are changing my life. Any other teachers out there using these?? If you’re not familiar, Google Forms are a way for students to electronically answer any questions you set up for them. Questions can be long answer, short answer, check boxes, …
5 Ways to Use Google Forms in Science and Math Classes Read More »
Do any other teachers out there struggle with teaching abstract topic like the electron transport chain? And do any other teachers out there LOVE case studies? If you’re new to this realm, I’ll give you a brief rundown. Case studies have been used forever in a lot of areas of study – think law, humanities, …
Bring Science to Life Using Case Studies…even Cellular Respiration! Read More »
Diagrams of the human body can be dry to teach. BUT, they’re also generally necessary when you’re talking about body systems or cells or feedback loops or cellular processes…you get idea. Diagrams are so important for student understanding! Structure and function are inextricably linked, so it’s important for learners to be able to look at …
How to Spice Up Teaching Diagrams of the Human Body Read More »
Welcome to Big Red Science! I’ve wanted to blog for a while, but for some reason the first post has seemed the most daunting. So I’m just going to jump in and post something! A quick introduction to me: my name is Mo and I’m a passionate educator with the goal of bringing joy into …
