The Lesson Laboratory
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15 Year Educator and Author Helping Teachers Improve Student Outcomes through Differentiated, Interactive Digital Instruction.
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Early Learners Science Skills – Observation, Sorting, Predicting & Oobleck Lab
A Multi-Station Kindergarten Science Lesson on Thinking Like a Scientist.Bring science to life for young learners with this hands-on, station-based STEM lesson designed for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade scientists. Students explore and practice the foundational science skills they’ll use for years to come — observation, sorting, predicting, asking questions, and comparing. These skills are the heart of NGSS-aligned early science learning, and this activity teaches them in a fun, sensory-
K - 1st
Basic Principles
CCSS
K.MD.A.2
, W.K.2
, SL.K.1
Scientific Method Through History – Analyzing Famous Scientific Mistakes
Analyzing Real Historical Errors to Understand Experimental DesignThis digital lesson teaches the scientific method by examining real historical cases in which scientists reached incorrect conclusions due to flawed procedures, missing controls, or invalid reasoning. Students analyze these mistakes using modern standards of experimental design and then redesign the experiments correctly. Rather than memorizing steps of the scientific method, students learn why those steps matter by seeing what h
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RST.6-8.1
, RST.6-8.8
, RST.9-10.3
+11
Microscopes Choice Board | Digital Microscope Lab, Measurement & History
Digital Microscope Practice with Required and Differentiated Tasks.This digital microscopes choice board is a core instructional lesson designed to build and reinforce essential microscope skills through structured choice and intentional differentiation. Students complete required tasks to establish baseline understanding, then select from additional tasks that vary in cognitive demand to deepen and apply their skills. The lesson emphasizes correct microscope use, magnification, measurement, an
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
CCSS
RST.6-8.3
, RST.6-8.4
, RST.9-10.3
+5
Growth vs Fixed Mindset Lesson | Evaluating Scientific Claims with Evidence
A science-based inquiry into intelligence, learning, and brain plasticity.This digital lesson introduces students to the Claim–Evidence–Reasoning (CER) framework while examining scientific evidence related to intelligence and learning. Students evaluate whether evidence better supports a fixed mindset or a growth mindset, and justify their conclusions using structured reasoning. Students work with a set of curated evidence examples and: determine whether each example supports a fixed or grow
8th - 11th
Basic Principles, Biology, Science
CCSS
SL.9-10.1
, RST.6-8.1
, RST.6-8.7
+5
Science Skills Stations- Observation Inference Prediction & Scientific Thinking
Hands-On Lab Rotation with Optical Illusions, Modeling, Classification & Communication.This hands-on station lesson introduces students to six core scientific skills: observation, inference, prediction, categorization, modeling, and communication. Students learn that science is not a collection of facts, but a structured process for interpreting the world. The lesson begins with a selective attention challenge based on the well-known “gorilla” video. Students are asked to focus on a specific tas
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
SL.6.1
, SL.7.1
, SL.8.1
+3
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15 Year Educator and Author Helping Teachers Improve Student Outcomes through Differentiated, Interactive Digital Instruction.
Teaching style
-Are you a passionate educator who desperately wants to reach every single child in your classroom, but you aren’t sure if that’s possible?
-Have you tried to differentiate your lessons in the past, but were not able to due to time constraints and other legitimate challenges?
-Have you ever wondered if all of your efforts to alter lessons for struggling students were making a difference, or if you were even targeting the correct kids?
I am a curriculum designer making the lessons that your students need.
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-Authored a book about digital curriculum design
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Awards & shining teacher moments
-Excellent record of formal evaluations
-Tenured in my former district
-98.5% Class passing rate in the 2021-22 school year
-96.5% NYS Regents exam passing rate in 2019
My own education history
I graduated from Smith College with a major in Biology in 2006. I graduated from CCNY with a Masters Degree in Secondary Science Education in 2011.
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