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The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about magnets. The probe is designed to reveal children’s ideas about the strength of a magnet in relation to the size of the magnet.
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The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about the Earth materials that make up landforms. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that mountains are made…
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The purpose of the assessment probe in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about soil. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that soil is made up of living and nonliving material.
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Into the Jungle: A Guide to Investigating Your New Science Classroom
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This chapter is all about what to do when you are given your first classroom. As a science teacher, you often inherit a jungle of supplies that are organized in a way that only one person would understand … and that…
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Working With a Mentor: How to Approach the Relationship
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This chapter is about how to go about creating a working relationship with a mentor teacher. Most new teachers are assigned mentor teachers, who get the position based on the number of years they have worked in a school…
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Life on a Budget: How to Use Your Money for Classroom Supplies Wisely
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This chapter details how new teachers can make the best use of their science classroom funds, no matter how small the budget. The chapter outlines how a teacher can spend wisely throughout the year, use community…
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Classroom Management 101: Easy Steps to Big Success
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This chapter focuses on common classroom management techniques used by science teachers who allow for inquiry and hands-on learning in a controlled environment. The chapter looks at how young teachers can establish…
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Lab Safety: More Than Just Goggles
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Every science classroom visited has always had a safety rules poster clearly displayed. As a new teacher, I assumed these were issued to every science teacher upon graduation. Hands-on science requires safe practices—a…
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This chapter looks at the role that parents play in the life of a new teacher. It highlights back-to-school night, parent-teacher conferences, and how to engage parents as a resource for teaching science. Additionally,…
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The Grading Dilemma: Balancing Great Ideas With a Manageable Paper Load
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This chapter centers on finding a balance between all the great lessons created in the classroom and all the paperwork said lesson leaves behind. So, how do you avoid the mountain of papers as a new teacher? Specific…
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Getting to Know Your Students Outside of the Classroom: Coaching and Community
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This chapter focuses on interacting with students outside of the classroom to improve the effectiveness of teaching. It highlights engagements through coaching (athletics and academic groups like FIRST LEGO League and…
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Professional Development: Learning to Always Be a Student
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“If you are going to be a teacher, you should always be a student.” This quote has directed my entire career in education, and continues to drive my actions today. I share it with every single new teacher that I meet in…
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Calling in Sick: What to Do When You Are Out of the Classroom
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Whether you have been teaching for 1 year or 50, no one likes to miss class. But circumstances will arise throughout the school year that will require you to turn your beloved students over to someone else. And while…
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Interdisciplinary Work: Don't Be Afraid of the Good Teachers
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This chapter focuses on how to collaborate with other teachers in your classroom. It provides a guide for identifying teachers to work with, as well as good strategies for building interdisciplinary units with your…
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Surviving Year One and Transitioning into Thriving in Year Two and Beyond
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As you finish your rookie season in the world of education, every first-year teacher deserves a hearty congratulation. Everyone will tell you that their first year was the most challenging… what they often omit is that…
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