AdrianeS

Resource includes: worksheet that proposes several incidences of academic dishonesty and students have to explain why the action was dishonest and propose alternatively academic honest actions. After experiencing several instances of cheating and plagiarism in my classroom, I decided to start the year off with an up-front conversation about what was academic dishonesty (and how to prevent it). While this has not fully curbed instances of academic dishonestly, it has decreased the instances an

Resource Includes: Sample teacher letter (customize for yourself; I have had several colleagues model their letter off mine) and student assignment (including requirements for a professional email). Each year, I have students introduce themselves to me via a letter. I provide them a sample letter about myself with which to model theirs. I then provide a list of what is required in their letter. Students submit their letters as an attachment in a professional email (this provides me an oppo

Students conduct a two-part lab: Part A investigates what happens when gummy bears are left in distilled water for 24 hours; Part B asks students to conduct their own investigation to determine the percent of sugar in gummy bears. Using several stock solutions (which are fairly easily made by the teacher), students can mathematically predict the amount of sugar in a gummy bear based on their data collect. Stock solutions are presented in % sugar and M sugar. The lab is one of my earliest in t

One of the most helpful tools I have used used in my teaching of genetics is this progress graph. Students self-assess using this basic bar graph template and designate what percentage they believe they know each kind of genetics problem (I ask students to rate themselves at 100% if they know the content so well they could ace a test or quiz, but 110% if they know the content so well they can teach a peer). As students update their progress graphs, I see who has rated themselves at "110%" and

I give this study guide out at the beginning of every unit. It has objectives that match what we are learning in class-- and to the right, a place where students indicate resources that help them understand the objective.

Included in this resource: a template for students to draw the classroom and write down their classmates names. Provide blank for students on first day and then provide similar structure for actual Seating Chart Quiz. At the beginning of every year, I want to make sure my students not only know my expectations and my name, but to know each others names and something about them. As a high school teacher, I know that time is really limited and I need to pack a lot into any classroom environment