If you are like most students, you want to get good grade, but you don't know how. School feels overwhelming, and you don't know where to start. You might even wonder if it is too late. Rest easy! This blog post is going to tell you everything you need to know about how to get good grades in … [Read more...] about How to Get Good Grades in School
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How to Turn a Reading Passage into a Lesson Plan
I know a lot of you are using my science reading passages in your classroom. They are a helpful resource because students learn the whole story on a science topic, and students can work independently. Unfortunately, a reading passage is not a lesson plan. Today, I am going to share how you … [Read more...] about How to Turn a Reading Passage into a Lesson Plan
How to Teach What Causes Day and Night on Earth
You may think that your students all know that the Earth revolves around the Sun and day and night are caused by the Earth's rotation, but some of your students may have misconceptions about what causes day and night on Earth. I am here to help you change that! What Causes Day and … [Read more...] about How to Teach What Causes Day and Night on Earth
How to Feel Safe in the Classroom
If we want our students to learn, then we have to teach them how to feel safe. We can't learn when we don't feel safe because we can't think when we don't feel safe. The Brain Science Behind How to Feel Safe Let's explore what happens in our bodies when we face a threat. Information … [Read more...] about How to Feel Safe in the Classroom
How to Learn Faster Using Pictures
The Picture Superiority Effect The Picture Superiority Effect sounds extremely fancy and scientific, but it is actually very simple. Our brains think in pictures, so we remember pictures better than we remember words. Using pictures is how we learn faster. Let’s try an experiment. I am … [Read more...] about How to Learn Faster Using Pictures
Liberal Arts are More than Just Arts
What leads one to Mathematics? Science? The Liberal Arts? Many students, teachers, and faculty members may have chosen their fields because it was not like another field. Perhaps even saying, “There is a reason I chose….”, which is usually followed with an explanation or insinuation that their field … [Read more...] about Liberal Arts are More than Just Arts