KLEIN's
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SCIENCE EDUCATION
PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
I work at a year round school and we are currently on Fall Break. For 3 weeks, I do not have classes and do not have to go to school. So am I on vacation? The answer is an unclear yes and no. If not waking up to an alarm means vacation, then yes, I'm on vacation. If not doing school work means vacation, then no, I'm not on vacation.
Don't get me wrong...I'm not complaining...I love fall break. I've communed with nature and recharged my batteries. I've slept in and had plenty of leisure time. However, I think about my kids (students are my kids) daily. I've been brainstorming/strategizing, lesson planning, staying current on e-mail, preparing to present at two conferences, finding new resources (new to me), continuing my own education (see previous post), updating my Google Classrooms, reading professional journals, and corresponding with other educators. This is what any good teacher, not just the science teacher, does in order to provide a continually improving education for students. This is what I do for my kids! Here is an example of an awesome resource that came my way this week: Project Noah. I plan on using this site with my Zoology class during 2nd quarter to actively engage my students in contributing to real science research. Other resources are physical items that I obtained during my travels. Vacation is import to science education for getting stuff for class AND for making sure you are a healthy person leading the class. In the next post, I'll develop further the idea of using vacation to gather primary sources to bring to the science classroom/lab. Scientifically yours, Nadene
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AuthorNadene Klein, M.Ed. has been an educator for over 25 years. She brings a passion and love for science to the classroom and through this blog to you. Archives
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