Mastering Motion: A Practical Guide to Teaching Kinematics in High School Physics Have you ever tried explaining the motion of a ball flying through the air to a student taking physics for the first time? No problem, right? Right, because most students will have had many experiences observing the motion...

Teaching with ChatGPT  Okay, so for starters Truth be told, my first exposure to ChatGPT was not an enthusiastic YES!!! It was more like a half hearted, sure, why not? And it wasn’t like I was morally or philosophically against using AI, I just didn’t see the need. I...

As teachers, the start of a new school year is filled with possibilities. New students, new lessons, new opportunities to inspire and connect. But for me, one of the most important things I do at the beginning of every year is set one clear, focused classroom goal. Not five, not...

Back to school time for teachers can bring a whirlwind of emotions, just as it does for students. For some teachers it could be feelings of excitement at the prospect of meeting a new class, or thinking about all the learning activities they’re planning on doing. For other teachers, the...

Oh my goodess, okay let’s talk motion graphs. So let me start by saying I love using inquiry in all kinds of lessons and for no good reason other than I just enjoy it and my students do as well. However, I have noticed that sometimes when the topic is...

  One of the things that really captured me early on in my teaching career was attending STEM competitions. These were events that were typically promoted by colleges/universities or some local STEM related association.  The thing I noticed while attending STEM events was that they were almost always contextualized, problem...

  I kid you not, this is one of my favorite inquiry based learning activities to do with my junior science classes and no, I am not exaggerating. A little background about me first. I’ve taught high school Physics for over ten years and my love for this subject only...

  Okay, so if your school hasn’t had any PD on building Thinking Classrooms yet, you likely will at some point. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics is a book written by Peter Liljedahl where he outlines specific strategies to help foster thinking skills in students and as a result, improve...

  Okay, so let’s talk circuit labs. Love ’em! BUT, one obstacle all teachers have to tackle with when doing an experiment or really any planned activity with students is time.  And when you only have an hour or so, you want to make use of every second of that...