The Solar Eclipse is Coming

1 Apr

The solar eclipse coming up on Monday, April 8th is a great chance to make the outdoors a free laboratory for kids. It will follow a 100-mile path going from Texas through the Midwest and into New England and millions … Read More »

‘One Great Teacher’ Narrative of Education

25 Mar

Stories of a single teacher’s transformational influence are common in academic life. Movies and inspirational stories show that a solid relationship with a teacher early in school might set us up for lifelong involvement and achievement. Recent Cambridge University study … Read More »

Climate Change in the Classroom

4 Mar

Many people think climate change mainly means warmer temperatures. But temperature rise is only the beginning of the story. Because the Earth is a system, where everything is connected, changes in one area can influence changes in all others. The consequences … Read More »

Elementary Science Instructional Time

29 Feb

We have touched on this topic in class already this semester, but I picked an article for our discussion this week about the time allocated to science in elementary schools, why that is the case, and why it matters. Instructional … Read More »

Reflection on In-Class Discussion

21 Feb

For this week’s blog, I decided to switch it up a bit and begin a discussion regarding our previous class and lesson planning. As we use the standard of learning framework to decide on the lesson objective, I think the … Read More »