The thing I like about Ms. Duke is that she gets us to do stuff we normally wouldn’t—like the time we got our families to join in a neighborhood clean-up. I never thought we’d do that!”, said Ms. Duke's student, Emma.
“Project-based learning is my favorite. Students need real-world connection. When they are actively participating, the learning becomes so much more meaningful for them.”
“It’s important to me that students leave my classroom knowing more about the impact of the climate crisis on the animals they connect to in my zoology class.”
“I have the honor to return to my community college roots as a tenure-track instructor at Pasadena City College. I am really enjoying the innovative initiatives happening in my department. It’s a very full circle moment in my career!”
“We explore, we look, we smile.” these are much more than the introductory words to Stanton’s video. They are Stanton’s approach to life. One can’t help but smile when listening to Stanton’s rich Trinidadian voice describe his experiences conducting marine research with students in the reefs in Grande L’Anse, Trinidad.
“Science is like playing! It’s hands-on and fun. It has the capacity to explore places you’ve never been, help or heal and lose yourself in the process. My very first mock lesson in teaching school was about states of matter. I used chocolate as my medium,” laughs Sandy.Learn more about Sandy’s imaginative and engaging approach to teaching science and gifted kids. And, don't forget to check out the excellent Coral Reef Lesson Plan that Sandy prepared for Shape of Life.
Getting Messy with Ms. O’Frizzle“I encourage my students to roll up their shirt sleeves and GET MESSY! Make mistakes. Ask lots of questions. Biology can be dirty business,” said Ali. “If you’re not getting messy you’re just not having fun.”Learn more about how Ali became Ms. O’Frizzle and one of our most engaging community members on Shape of Life social media.
Taking a good look at nature empowers students to find solutions to the social and environmental challenges we all confront daily. It surrounds us and is right under our nose. We just need to make the connection.Find out how Rosanna helps educators make the connection for their students.
“I was always playing outside as a kid in Alabama. This definitely influenced my curiosity in science. I had an unending desire to investigate how the natural world works.” -Shannon Hudson,Crawfordsville Middle School, IN Discover more about how Shannon helps her students investigate their world
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