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Volume 43, Number 6
Having access to adequate lab facilities is essential for middle level students. Just as essential is for teachers to have a budget that covers the cost of purchasing and maintaining lab equipment and supplies. Writing grants and seeking donations are some ways resourceful teachers cover these costs. For more ideas, see the articles in this issue of Science Scope that focus on creating budget-conscious labs.
Volume 43, Number 6
Having access to adequate lab facilities is essential for middle level students. Just as essential is for teachers to have a budget that covers the cost of purchasing and maintaining lab equipment and supplies. Writing grants and seeking donations are some ways resourceful teachers cover these costs. For more ideas, see the articles in this issue of Science Scope that focus on creating budget-conscious labs.
Volume 43, Number 6
Having access to adequate lab facilities is essential for middle level students. Just as essential is for teachers to have a budget that covers the cost of purchasing and maintaining lab equipment and supplies. Writing grants and seeking donations are some ways resourceful teachers cover these costs. For more ideas, see the articles in this issue of Science Scope that focus on creating budget-conscious labs.
Volume 87, Number 6
The word assessment conjures up many questions for science teachers. Is it a necessary evil? When is it helpful and beneficial? What is lost during the mandatory weeks of proctoring standardized exams to our overtested, stressed, and, sometimes, apathetic students?
Volume 87, Number 6
The word assessment conjures up many questions for science teachers. Is it a necessary evil? When is it helpful and beneficial? What is lost during the mandatory weeks of proctoring standardized exams to our overtested, stressed, and, sometimes, apathetic students?
Volume 87, Number 6
The word assessment conjures up many questions for science teachers. Is it a necessary evil? When is it helpful and beneficial? What is lost during the mandatory weeks of proctoring standardized exams to our overtested, stressed, and, sometimes, apathetic students?
Privacy and Social Media
By Gabe Kraljevic
Posted on 2020-01-31
I use social media but I am not sure of the best way to incorporate it into teaching. Do the rules for student confidentiality vary from school to school, and is it best to create a page focused entirely for teaching and teaching resources only?
—H., North Carolina
Only use social media with your students if you have a plan to use it educationally. Websites are great places to host discussions, share research, upload presentations, post deadlines, and store worksheets or homework.
I categorically oppose using private or personal email addresses, Twitter feeds, websites, or Facebook pages to communicate with students or families. Set up specific accounts strictly for professional use and ensure your administration knows. As much as possible, enable password access to your social media and limit who has access. Inform administration and parents of what and how you are using social media. However, even allowing parents access to your site may be problematic.
Confidentiality policies may vary slightly between school districts but, in general, we all need to follow federal and state statues on privacy. In short, people outside your classroom should not be able to identify your students in pictures or words and should not have access to communicate with individual students. Most districts will have media release forms for families to grant or deny the school permission to post photos, work or names of their children. Your administrators will be well versed in the school district’s policies regarding what and how you can use it with your students.
Keep your students safe. Keep yourself safe.
Hope this helps!
Image by Thomas Ulrich from Pixabay
I use social media but I am not sure of the best way to incorporate it into teaching. Do the rules for student confidentiality vary from school to school, and is it best to create a page focused entirely for teaching and teaching resources only?
—H., North Carolina
Web Seminar: Teaching Science Through Trade Books, March 3, 2020
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Join us on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, starting at 8:30 pm ET to learn how you can use trade books to teach science.
Join us on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, starting at 8:30 pm ET to learn how you can use trade books to teach science.
Join us on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, starting at 8:30 pm ET to learn how you can use trade books to teach science.