I’ve enjoyed reading everyones’ responses to the articles and videos. I felt the same constraints by feeling the need to teach science by using the scientific method and following a rigid step-by-step process. By using our NGSS standards along with the inquiry method, I can really find out my students understandings and misconceptions. Inquiry…Read More

Inquiry is the process of learning about the world around us. Because of our curiosity we begin to question to try and make sense of what we observe by using our senses. Then, we try and gather information about our questions by field observations, researching what others have discovered, and trying to do our own tests to make meaning of what we…Read More

ATTENTION STUDENTS!

The KY Governor’s Office has a contest for students! Check out the link I’ve attached to this post. They are wanting to select a student’s artwork for the KY Derby! Please let me know if you are planning on entering the challenge.

http://firstlady.ky.gov/initiatives/Pages/derby-poster-contest.aspx

Awesome!

A couple more names to add to the list of students to be published. I want to make sure and state again that ALL of the submissions were SO well done. I am so very pleased and happy with the work. I wish we could publish every student’s book… but we can’t. There was a strict criteria that had to be met in order to move on to the next step. The…Read More