As an educator of pre-service teachers, my hope and advice to all teachers is that you learn along with the children you teach. The more you (whether you are an aspiring teacher, new to the profession, or a veteran) see and value yourself as a learner too, the easier it becomes to allow children the… Read more »
A successful service-learning project is more than just volunteering—it involves students applying knowledge and skills to make a difference in their communities.
Photography can be a dynamic avenue to teach PLT lessons. As a fourth grade teacher at Sunny Hills Elementary in Sammamish, Washington, I have been integrating photography and poetry into many of my PLT lessons for several years. By combining PLT and photography, I have found my students have become more interested in protecting the… Read more »
This year has been quite a change for me as I started teaching science at the high school level. Prior to that, I had taught middle school science my entire career. Long ago, I decided to attend professional development workshops that looked interesting to me regardless of the level of their advertised target audience. I’m… Read more »
As part of the Colorado State Standards for science, students must become versed in the intricacies of the water, carbon/oxygen, and nitrogen cycles. I make these often difficult concepts come to life through a variety of classroom activities and field experiences. In each case, students are challenged to “put themselves in the picture” and research… Read more »
When I considered submitting an article to The Branch, my concern was not what to include, but how I would limit the description of what I do to fit the limited space. As an Environmental Science teacher, I use numerous PLT activities throughout the year that encourage students to get outdoors. The unit that most… Read more »