STEM Girl Power
Blogger and science educator Anne Jolly is issuing a MiddleWeb Alert! Here are six things teachers in the middle grades can do to promote STEM Girl Power.
Tagged: science
Students Need Time to Define STEM Problems
In STEM lessons, students need time to define real problems. And that’s a real problem, says MiddleWeb blogger Anne Jolly.
New Blog: STEM by Design
Our first MiddleWeb blog will boldly go wherever STEM might take us, guided by science teacher Anne Jolly. Read her first post!
When Teachers Engage, Their Students Behave
The secret to behavior is to have students fully engaged in the learning process, says teacher coach Anthony Cody. It’s much more than rules and referrals.
Last-Minute Lesson Planning
Need lesson ideas fast? Our list provides quick and simple searches for multi-faceted lessons across content areas.
Students in Charge: My Epic Teaching Journey
The teaching landscape has changed since Marsha Ratzel put students in charge of learning. They are stronger, more confident and willing to do the hard stuff. “Once you’ve tasted this kind of teaching — seen students learn so much more in your classes than they ever have learned before — then the fun of it, the reward of it, is so great that you strive to get back into this kind of flow every time you walk into the classroom.”
Anne Jolly & Hands-on Science
With support from NSF, science educator Anne Jolly is helping develop hands-on science activities for the middle grades that will fully integrate with national standards.
