The first marking period is wrapping up, and that means it's time to prep for parent conferences. Fortunately, the conference prep will...

One of my most favorite ways to help students make sense of content is through card sorts. Sometimes though, I'm not sure how my newest...

You all know I love to start off every unit with a phenomenon. The more authentic and real-world, the better! It seems though that each...

Unfortunately this year my AP chemistry students have very minimal lab experience. One would think it would be really tough to teach all...

It's lab day for my CP chemistry classes and we're doing one of my favorites: the flame test! In this week's video I'll talk about how I...

Full transparency here; I actually went into school thinking this week's video topic would be about something entirely different. ...

Early on in my teaching career, classroom routine and procedure was touted as the best way to avoid classroom management issues. To this...

It's that time again! This year I'll be doing my back to school night live via Google Meet. I've changed things up a bit since the last...

This episode was inspired by a subscriber who asked how I use POGIL in my classroom. Thank you for being the inspiration behind this...

It's the second week of school and I'll be sharing how I introduced particle diagrams and models to my students. In this video, I'll...

I am so excited to be back in person with students again! In this week's episode, I'll be sharing my first day of school activities and...

I'm formally back to school this week doing some PD and finishing up my classroom setup. It was a tough week - hurricane Ida did quite a...

As much as I am enjoying my summer, I am excited to get back to school and work with students again. Last year was so chaotic trying to...

What a busy couple of weeks I have had! No - I am not back to school... well, not with students anyway. Instead, I've spent the last...

In my last video, I talked a lot about my paper-based teacher planner. But then it occurred to me that my planner isn't the only thing I...

Thank you to Michelle for being the inspiration behind this video! In fact, I saw Michelle's comment just after I returned home from a...

Hang out with me on a Saturday! This video is pretty different from all the videos I've done so far on my channel. I'll be vlogging...

Teaching AP chemistry for the first time? In this video I share some easy things you can do to help get you ready to teach AP chemistry...

I've missed you! I hope you are doing well, and are looking forward to a restful summer. In this video, I'll share why I needed to take...

Anyone else drowning in grading this year? Feedback has been such a major part of my classroom culture this year, but it sure takes...