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Mary Bigelow

I was a secondary science teacher for 27 years and then moved to a curriculum/PD position at a regional service agency, where I worked with several math/science partnerships. I currently blog for NSTA (including doing Ms Mentor for several years) and am a webwatcher for the SciLinks project. I am the coauthor of "Rise and Shine: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Science Teacher." I am an avid birdwatcher, too.

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Retooled (not retired) science teacher and administrator

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Twitter: @tramaire
Skype Name: tramaire

Recent Posts by Mary

Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:45 AM in How can science be more fun and exciting for students?

I once did an informal action research study with a colleague. We asked students what made them become interested in or excited about a topic in school (we were studying science and social studies). The number one answer was -- the teachers. The students described how their teachers shared their personal interests, their experiences, their questions. Their teachers crafted a variety of learning e...

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Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:43 PM in Self/Peer Assessment

Hi Karmen -- Self-evaluation and reflection are lifelong skills, and ones that I worked on with my students. This is not easy for students, and it takes some time. I wrote a blog about this that might have some ideas for you: Student Self-Evaluation: How Am I Doing? What strategies have you tried? -- Mary B

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Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:00 PM in New Biotechnology Class

Hi Bill -- Your new course sounds exciting! Thanks for including a list of topics, too, to help us focus on what the students will be learning. A few resources came to mind -- Learn Genetics from the University of Utah Search the TeachEngineering site for some of your topics. For example, I entered Genetic Engineering and found several lessons/activities/investigations. The Bio...

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