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5 End of Year Science Activities

Get all the help you need for your end-of-year high school science course! These 5 activities are meaningful and relevant to keep the learning going despite the craziness of testing and wrapping up the school year.

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How to Print Boom™ Cards for the Science Classroom

Learn how to print Boom Cards for hands-on use with your science classes. Easily incorporate Boom Cards with or without internet access. Make Boom Cards even more accessible for students with accommodations by printing them.

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3 Simple Ways To Improve Your Science Labs

Need some help making your lab even more meaningful and effective? Here are my top 3 tips to improve any lab. These proven tips help to deepen student understanding, build connections, and improve student recall.

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5 Ways To Increase Student Engagement

Easy to implement, simple strategies to increase student engagement. See results right away; improved classroom management, student-centered lessons, increased learning and assessment scores, and bonus…you the teacher nail your observation!

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3 Ways To Increase Student Test Scores

How can we better student’s test scores? Help them with review games, study guides, and retakes! Keep reading to get the retake forms and all my tips and tricks to improve student learning.

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Why Doodle Notes are a Powerful Learning Tool

Doodle notes are an creative way to get students working with the content. By activating both the verbal and visual portions of the brain, focus, comprehension, memory, and recall will improve. Your content will be more memorable! Better support your student’s learning with doodle notes.

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Advice From A Pro: Replying To Parent Emails

What a doozy of a topic! Let’s reduce the stress and anxiety of emailing parents with some proven techniques and ready-to-use email templates. Choose from 10 email templates to contact home or reply to challenging parent emails.

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The Best Teacher Advice I Ever Received

Over my years of teaching, I’ve been offered up so many pieces of teacher advice, tips, and techniques to help with the stress of teaching. But only a few really made an impact.

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The 2 Things Every Teacher Should Know About

Reduce stress, enhance the learning experience, and even level up your classroom management with 2 easy to implement techniques. Bellringers and brain breaks work wonders in the high school classroom.

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Self-Care Inspired By Teachers

Self-care…yea right. As teachers we hear about how we need to take care of ourselves, make the time for ourselves, we matter, and blah blah blah.

We live a life of caring, giving, and doing for others. Self-care is not something that comes naturally to us. Not to mention, when do we actually have the time for ourselves?!

Great question!

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