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Reflections on the end of the school year
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My first year of teaching had its ups and downs, but I’m looking forward to next year. As the school year ends, do you have any suggestions for how I can prepare for next year? I’ll be teaching the same subjects in the…
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Reflecting on this week's Daily Do
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We know we can’t recreate the science classroom in our students’ homes, but we can continue to give our students experience with relevant, intriguing phenomena to create the need to engage in science learning to…
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I just finished my first year in the classroom. It was a challenge, but I learned a lot. With the end of the school year approaching, do you have any tips for what should I think about or prepare for next year? —…
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Reflections on the year and connections for moving forward
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Even if your program is moving to a new location over the summer, or you are beginning your summer job as soon as your school year job ends, you will probably find yourself reflecting on the past year. It is revealing…
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Reflections About Teaching Science Remotely
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Reflection on Receiving the Robert H. Carleton Award
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To be recognized as a recipient of the Robert H. Carleton Award from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) was truly the capstone of my professional life. To be noticed at all for one’s passion is always…
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“Can It Reflect Light?” and other probing questions
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Can it reflect light? Is it a plant? Is it made of cells? These questions are among more than 100 formative assessment probes developed by Page Keeley and her colleagues to help teachers elicit information about what…
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First-Time Conference Attendees Reflect on Experiences in Denver
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How Can Light Make Dark Shadows and Bright Reflections?
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Spring bird sightings bring reflection on conference sessions
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If children bring a downed and abandoned nest to school, have them return it to the same location. Spring migration brings additional bird species back to their nesting range and in numbers that children can easily…
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Reflective questions for choosing resources or shaping your practice
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Asking myself about my teaching practice and looking for evidence to answer reflective questions (see Resources) that support my growth as an educator means considering how I collect data when working with children or…
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Reflecting on the NSTA National Conference Middle School Share-a-thon
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OK, I admit it. I’m crazy. Standing in the registration area at 6:45 IN THE MORNING (!) at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, I was handing out postcards (OK, it was more like…
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Science and engineering that helped win a war: Reflections on Veterans Day
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Being part of a military family, Veterans Day holds special significance for me. Members of my family have served in the Coast Guard, Navy, and Army. Wherever I am on Veterans Day, I seek out a way to reflect on the…
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Children's drawings reflect their observations—and their thoughts
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Here’s what I love about the early childhood education community: the communication, sharing thoughts and wonderings! In the November 2010 Early Years column in NSTA’s elementary school journal, Science and Children…
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