Do-able Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas!
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
Ahhh, the end of the year! This is always the oddest part of my year- time is all warped out of context- one moment, it seems so long until it is here, the next moment, it is 8th move up ceremony/ high school graduation and then they are gone!   Once the final days hit, and I have a moment to breathe, I start thinking about little appreciation gifts for my teacher peeps. We made it through another year of battle, I think a little something is in order!  All throughout the year, I am constantly finding these awesome ideas of things I want to do, and I set up a Pinterest board (beca ..read more
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How I Prep at the End of the Year for Next Year
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
We are in our last 2 weeks of school, and the final full days! The last official assignments are being turned in, desperation extra credit and make-work are being emailed at all hours, and my thoughts turn to next year. My big goals for the next couple of weeks will be to get my room cleaned and organized, as well as setting up my procedures around the room. In my first year or in new rooms, I do not throw anything out- you never know what you might need! Especially when there is not curriculum or guidance, anything and everything might be useful. Now that we are at the end of the year and ..read more
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How to Turn Ordinary STEM Students Into Innovators
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
We are heading into summer, and like most teachers, I am starting to reflect on my year, and beginning to plan for next year.  If you have read any of my other posts, you know this year was a BIG learning year for me!  One of the things I started out the year gung-ho to do, and was not able to incorporate as much as I wanted, was to introduce my students to stories of other young people doing big changes. I had visions of my middle school students finding a deep passion that drove them to create inventive new ways to solve the world's problems! (no, I am not a first year teacher ..read more
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Do-able Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas!
Teacher Erica's Science Life
by
3y ago
Ahhh, the end of the year! This is always the oddest part of my year- time is all warped out of context- one moment, it seems so long until it is here, the next moment, it is 8th move up ceremony/ high school graduation and then they are gone!   Once the final days hit, and I have a moment to breathe, I start thinking about little appreciation gifts for my teacher peeps. We made it through another year of battle, I think a little something is in order!  All throughout the year, I am constantly finding these awesome ideas of things I want to do, and I set up a Pinterest board (beca ..read more
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Creating STEM: an Electricity Unit
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
This term in my 8th grade STEM classroom, we are moving into physical science. I am focusing on teaching an Electricity and Circuits Unit, and a Simple Machines Unit, with the final project for the term to build carnival and table top arcade games for the end of the year celebration. FULL DISCLOSURE: I have never taught a STEM centered class before. (That is probably about to become REALLY apparent, lol...) This year has been a lot of a hot mess- I have been trying to find my bearings, but I am starting to feel pretty confident, so what follows is my own personal musings on how I am planning ..read more
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How I Prep at the End of the Year for Next Year
Teacher Erica's Science Life
by
3y ago
We are in our last 2 weeks of school, and the final full days! The last official assignments are being turned in, desperation extra credit and make-work are being emailed at all hours, and my thoughts turn to next year. My big goals for the next couple of weeks will be to get my room cleaned and organized, as well as setting up my procedures around the room. In my first year or in new rooms, I do not throw anything out- you never know what you might need! Especially when there is not curriculum or guidance, anything and everything might be useful. Now that we are at the end of the year and ..read more
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Welcome to My Classroom! A tour around the Aquaponics Lab
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
I post a lot of pictures around my classroom- fish, plants, lumber, student projects. I thought it would be fun to give you a quick video tour of my whole classroom, so you can see how I get so much stuff squeezed into a room (spoiler alert- my room is HUGE!) Comment below about your rooms- what do you love about your teaching space ..read more
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How to Turn Ordinary STEM Students Into Innovators
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
We are heading into summer, and like most teachers, I am starting to reflect on my year, and beginning to plan for next year.  If you have read any of my other posts, you know this year was a BIG learning year for me!  One of the things I started out the year gung-ho to do, and was not able to incorporate as much as I wanted, was to introduce my students to stories of other young people doing big changes. I had visions of my middle school students finding a deep passion that drove them to create inventive new ways to solve the world's problems! (no, I am not a first year teacher ..read more
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Beginning a STEM class- My Journey
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
I recently posted about my excitement in teaching a STEM program using the PBL method. Since we are now in our second semester (third term) of the year, I figured I would check in with how it has gone so far and what I have learned during this experience. Luckily, I have been very open and honest with the students as I have been building my courses, and they have been able to put up with the craziness with good humor. So- how do you start a STEM class from the ground up?  I would like to share with you my beginning of the year planning, what happened, and what I plan to fix for nex ..read more
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Creating STEM: an Electricity Unit
Teacher Erica's Science Life
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3y ago
This term in my 8th grade STEM classroom, we are moving into physical science. I am focusing on teaching an Electricity and Circuits Unit, and a Simple Machines Unit, with the final project for the term to build carnival and table top arcade games for the end of the year celebration. FULL DISCLOSURE: I have never taught a STEM centered class before. (That is probably about to become REALLY apparent, lol...) This year has been a lot of a hot mess- I have been trying to find my bearings, but I am starting to feel pretty confident, so what follows is my own personal musings on how I am planning ..read more
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