I recently gave a summative assessment for my Biomed Year 1 students. I've attached a link to the form. (https://forms.gle/uRPcPk3DHRqC11E2A) This was the first assessment that I've designed fully by myself for my students here at Hinkley. This was a final assessment for…

Feedback. Many different kinds of it exist in this world. Some of us hear feedback and think of that awful screech response from an improperly set up audio system. Others know feedback as a response from our body to a behavior or biochemical reaction. And then most of us think…

Lessons from lessons. They all come together to help us grow in our ability to best serve our students and help them walk away with engaged, applied understanding of what we're trying to convey to them. Though it's not my capstone, all of my planning for…

Unit planning and building has been an intersting experience. There are many thought processes and requirements to work through to reach the vision you have in your head. My biggest takeaway from building a unit is that you really have to consider what is going to be happening in each…

One of the goals of my dream agriculture unit is that, whichever form students decide their final project will take on, they need to be able to use their new understanding and knowledge of food, diets, and types of agriculture to demonstrate how that has an impact in their lives…

A lucky thing about being a STEM teacher is that you recognize the roles Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math play in our daily lives. As a science teacher, I especially see science all around us. Much like the opening quote from Love Actually, I find that science is actually all…