by Emily Starr | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured Post, Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips
Questioning is one of the weakest areas of science instruction for a majority of teachers. Even when a lesson is otherwise well-designed (ie: high quality curriculum) fewer than one in five lessons incorporate questioning that is likely to move student understanding...
by Emily Starr | Oct 17, 2022 | Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips
The week of Halloween can get a bit crazy in the classroom, so if you are finding that your students need just a little break, we’ve got you covered! Head to one of the fun resources below and invite your students to unleash their holiday creativity! Carve a...
by Emily Starr | Oct 6, 2022 | Featured Post, New Text Discovery
The leaves are changing colors here in Iowa and pumpkin-spiced everything has exploded in town – seriously, in my house we have pumpkin scented hand soap! If you are anything like me as a teacher, I flipped the calendar to October and began looking for ways to...
by Emily Starr | Sep 13, 2022 | New Text Discovery
The Science and Engineering Practices are what scientists and engineers do. So obviously we should have our students actively doing these practices in our classrooms! I’ve also found it helpful for students to see these practices modeled – and who better...
by Emily Starr | Sep 12, 2022 | New Text Discovery
The Science and Engineering Practices are what scientists and engineers do. So obviously we should have our students actively doing these practices in our classrooms! I’ve also found it helpful for students to see these practices modeled – and who better...
