First let me assure you this isn't supposed to be clickbait! Instead, this is my honest advice on how you know when it's time to leave...

Today is Final Exam Review Friday! Technically, final exams are over a month away for us. We start after labor day and final exams take...

I love grading... said no teacher ever! Well that's not entirely true, I do recall enjoying it a little bit when I first started...

I missed you all last week! I'm back to school after my spring break and I certainly jumped right back into things! This week I created...

I made it! It's the day before my spring break starts! In this week's video I'll be sharing one of my all time favorite labs that I do...

This year more than ever before, my students are really struggling to retain content. I'll teach a lesson, students will 'learn it',...

What's your favorite stoichiometry lab? Mine used to be using solutions of lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodide to measure the mass of...

Ready to start your unit on stoichiometry? Check out the four changes I'm making in how I approach this unit. As always, please share...

Great, you flipped your lesson! But now what should you do during class? In this video, I share three easy ways to plan for your...

This year, more than any other year since I started teaching, it seems that if the work doesn't get done in class, it won't get done at...

It's lab day for my CP chemistry classes and we're doing another one of my favorites: types of chemical reactions! In this week's video...

I decided to do something a little different this week and instead of creating my usual video, I channeled my efforts into creating...

It's lab day for my AP class, and we're finishing up our chapter on equilibrium. I decided to do a lab on Le Chatelier's Principle...

Over the years, I have had quite a few requests about how I use do nows in my classroom. In this video, I'll share my five favorite ways...

Grading lab reports take so much time! That's one (of a few!) reasons I don't assign them. In this video, I share why grading student...

I am so grateful to have my students back in school with me, but this was by far the most exhausting week since the start of the school...

We're back from our holiday break... and back to virtual instruction. It's tough coming to terms with being thrown into virtual teaching...

FINALLY - made it to the last week before our winter break. I'm packing this week with tons of activities to keep my students engaged. ...

This week was a little crazy - from trying out a new lab with my AP students to starting a new unit with my CP students, it was a...

Do you have to administer a survey to your students each year? As part of my yearly evaluation I must ask my students to answer a series...