It's Not Rocket Science

I'm Rebecca, and I make creative and comprehensive science resources that engage students AND simplify teachers' lives. Teaching doesn't have to be rocket science! 🚀

I've learned over the years teaching a variety of science courses, in both public and private high schools, that the best way we can care, love, and prepare our students for the future is to use resources that are: ⭐️ CLEAR, ⭐️ CAPTIVATING, and ⭐️ CHALLENGING. I see you, teacher friend. 👀 You’ve got 3+ preps, a sink filled with crusty glassware, a stack of lab reports on your desk, and a staff meeting to get to. Not to mention an NHS service project to oversee and a volleyball game to attend. 😅 Maybe you’ve just been thrown a new prep and are dreading having to piece together a hodgepodge curriculum with resources you’ve found on Google. 😵‍💫 Maybe you are teaching in an old math classroom, without a beaker to your name, and don’t know how to engage your students with such limited space and resources. Or maybe you are just tired of being constantly overwhelmed by everything that goes into our jobs as secondary science teachers, and that distracts you from doing what you really love doing – actually TEACHING your students. You are not alone!! I’ve been in your exact shoes – balancing 5 preps (one of which was AP biology), running student council, chairing the prom committee, and tutoring every afternoon. That kind of pace isn’t sustainable, and won’t allow you to last in this career unless something changes. LET ME HELP YOU!!! I’m a Type A, Enneagram 1, organization addict who once believed that being the last car in the parking lot was the sign of a really great teacher… …until I learned that it is actually the sign of a really tired and overworked one. 😴 I also believed that if I ACTUALLY had a lab in my classroom, or access to more resources, or an existent science budget that I could better engage my students… …until I learned that you can do a WHOLE LOT with a whole little, as long as you have creativity. 🎉 Thus, It’s Not Rocket Science®️ was born. I started It’s Not Rocket Science® because I care deeply about: ✅ Engaging students in the classroom with creative and meaningful hands-on learning experiences with minimal resources → because I've spent most of my teaching career in a non-lab space with 0 science budget!! ✅ Creating systems that support learning for students AND lessen the workload for teachers → because I care about students, but I also really care about YOU! ✅ Simplifying teachers' lives so you can have work/life balance → because you can't serve your students well when you are pouring out from an empty cup! Let me help simplify this job for you so that you can reclaim your weekends AND focus more on what you really love doing - actually TEACHING!

Every time a student started off the year saying "I hate science" and ended the year saying "I love this class" I counted it as a WIN! I love seeing students have a change in heart towards this subject once they've had me. In terms of a more official honor, I was chosen as the 2018 Teacher of the Year at my school.

M.Ed in Teaching and Learning B.A. in Biological Sciences B.A. in Secondary Education: Science Teaching Gifted and Talented Certified AP Biology certified

🎧 Secondary Science Simplified podcast: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/podcast/ 👀 FREE lecture videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@itsnotrocketscienceclassroom 💻 Website and Virtual PD: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/ 🆘 Have questions? Email me at rebecca@itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com