Milk it for all it’s worth!
Let’s face it, with all the technology kids have in their lives today, sometimes they come to school less than enthusiastic to learn what we need to teach them. I…
Time to Celebrate Teachers! Nominate Your Star Elementary Teacher
I still remember my first day of teaching. Eighth grade at Bayside Middle School. I had been hired to teach physical science. The butterflies, my fear I might fail, the…
Scaffolding Inquiry and Engineering Experiences
Tomorrow I am presenting at the VMI STEM Conference. Excited to finally see VMI! I have lived in Virginia my whole life and this will be the first time visiting….
Happy New Year 2015-Time to Inspire!
Happy 2015! I cannot believe another year has come and gone! It seems each year gets faster and faster. This morning as I was stalking, I mean reading all the…
Together We L.E.A.R.N.!
I had to laugh when a teacher who attended one of my sessions at the SDE conference told me she wanted to be more like me and only give directions…
Twas the Night Before SDE!
Twas the night before the SDE presentation, and all through the suite,the boxes and bags were stuffed and ready for all the teachers Jenny Sue would meet. The activities and experiments…
My Brain Hurts!
For those of you that saw the title of this post and began to panic, there is nothing medically wrong with me or my brain! My brain hurts because I…
Going from Novice to Expert in 20 Minutes
Back in February, I had the opportunity to model a lesson at Bayside Elementary School. The teacher had been working with her students on sound and wanted them to experience…
Launching Marshmallows!
S.T.E.M. (acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) seems to be everywhere these days. From science conferences to school programs, everyone seems to be talking about it. Some in the educational…
Writing in Science
This coming Sunday (October 20th) is National Day on Writing. Yes there really is a national day on writing! If you are interested, you can join Penny Kittle (@pennykittle) and Katherine Sokolowski…