At the beginning of a school year in middle school, it’s important to get to know your students on a deeper level than just asking what is their favorite color or…
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As the school year draws to a close, it’s time to wrap up your science curriculum with a BANG! You middle school science students have put in a lot of hard…
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As a middle school teacher, you know that it’s important to keep track of your students’ academic performance, as well as any behaviors, incidents, and other important details about them. This…
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In this blog post, I’m sharing my organization systems for starting out the school year teaching middle school science! These are the systems that I have found work best for my…
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Back to School Classroom Management Digital Teaching Resources Fun Stuff Middle School Teaching ScienceAdd Some Fun to Your Google Classroom
When it became necessary to deliver ALL of my content through Google Classroom, I looked for ways to inject some FUN into it! Since I can’t see my students’ smiling faces…
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Digital Teaching Resources Middle School Teaching ScienceDistance Learning Tech Tools for Science Teachers
I’m one month into the distance learning adventure with my middle school science classes and I have had ups and downs with various tools that I’ve tried. I tried a handful…
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Middle School NGSS Teaching ResourcesHow to Assign Digital Cornell Doodle Notes with Google Classroom
The Age of Distance Learning Is Upon Us With the onset of the Coronavirus threat, we are all looking for ways to keep our students engaged virtually. Instead of printing sets…
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Digital Teaching Resources Fun Stuff Middle School Teacher LifeHow to Jazz Up Your Digital Resources with Great Google Fonts!
Maybe it’s in my head because I myself am such a visual learner, but I feel like my students take activities and assignments more seriously when they are aesthetically-pleasing! I think…
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Middle School NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceOptimize the Use of Cornell Doodle Notes in Your Science Class
I had a proud teacher moment this February when I realized that I had trained my 8th graders to effectively complete Cornell Doodle Notes all on their own. I put the…
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Chemistry Resources Middle School NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceUsing Manipulatives to Teach Chemistry Concepts
How Can We Differentiate Complex Content for Our Various Learners? At the middle school level, it’s sometimes a great challenge to differentiate for various learning styles when you’re in the midst…
