KLEIN's
GUIDE TO
SCIENCE EDUCATION
PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
The 2017-2018 school year has just ended and I'm already make plans for my classes in the next school year. Of course I want to improve things...bigger and better...more engagement...high level science activities...etc.
But where to begin? I begin with my team of experts--my students. I had students complete an end of year survey like many teachers do. The key is to ask the right questions and most importantly to follow through on using the data to make positive changes. I implore my students to be honest because I'm not fishing for compliments and their grades are already set. I asked them to rate the way I graded them; I asked which was their favorite activity and least favorite; I asked them what they would change to make our content more interesting and engaging. The results were that their least favorite thing was reading articles or text even though they knew it was building background knowledge. However, research was o.k. The largest response was to include MORE HANDS-ON activities. The summer months afford me the time to seek out hands-on activities that are age appropriate, purposeful, and accessible. There are millions of online and print resources that I need to search through. This means that there won't be another blog entry until July. Happy Summer! 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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