In this post we’ll talk about how to use the 5E Model with Blended Learning. In case you’re not familiar with the 5E Model of teaching, it’s an inquiry-based constructivist model where students work to generate their own understanding of the science concepts. The Es stand for Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend (Elaborate) and Evaluate. The great thing about this teaching…
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Have you noticed there are tons of ideas for first day biology activities, but not so many for second day biology activities? I think its because the first day of school is so stressful … we teachers know how important it is to set the right tone! But I personally think that the next few days are even more important….
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Looking For Some First Day Biology Activities? I taught for 31 years but I don’t think my first day biology activities were ever the same from one year to the next! I’ve tried just about everything … reading the syllabus out loud to the kids, ice breakers, demos, videos … I changed my first day plans just about every year….
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5 Tips to Set Up a Blended Learning Classroom Get my FREE Blended Learning Lesson Plan Template and cloning lesson when you subscribe to my blog! Get It! 5 Tips to Set Up Your Blended Learning Classroom One of the biggest changes that I made in my teaching was to set up a blended learning classroom. Perhaps you’ve heard the…
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