Managing the messiest lab in the world – making ice cream with 8th graders.

How to run this lab linking phase changes to ice cream. Student sheet, teacher notes, material and class management hints, and pics.

”I told them a thousand times, those stupid kids.”

How being overwhelmed affects the best of us, and what might work better Or how not to be a bitch.

Rearranging the furniture for fun.

More effective than the deck chairs on the Titanic for learning thermodynamics.

Turning off kids with tough concepts… or not.

Physical science textbooks, gnashing of teeth.

Bullying for Bystanders

These Dateline clips are making a huge difference to the level of compassion in our school…

Actual “Backwards Planning”

Being forced to plan backwards from the assessment is I hate to admit, a GOOD thing, just like everyone said. Lots of resources included: some lab sheets with teacher notes plus a couple of tested assessments. Enjoy!

Re-engaging to Save the Civil in Civilization

Happy New Year? Let’s go!