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June 2025 Vlog - End of Year Celebrations! | Teacher Impact - Episode 13 | MsRazz ChemClass
Hello! I hope you are having a peaceful end of the year with your students. For those of us in New Jersey, we end pretty late into summer season, but fortunately our time is winding down now. There is less than a week until our final exams begin, and what better way to kick off the start of summer with a few end of year celebrations? I hope you enjoy this last vlog of the Teacher Impact 2024-2025 series and find some inspiration for how to celebrate the end of the year with y

Karen Randazzo (Ms. Razz)
Jun 8, 20251 min read


Back to School Prep - Vlog #1 | Teacher Priorities - Episode 1 | MsRazz ChemClass
It feels so good to be back with you again! If you are already back to school I hope your are enjoying your students and have settled back into your routine. If you're at the tail-end of summer like I am, I hope you are feeling well-rested and ready to start a new year. There are some changes in my classroom since last year, and in this week's vlog I'm heading into school to get a head start on my redecorating. I try to do little improvements each year, but now that I am

Karen Randazzo (Ms. Razz)
Aug 27, 20231 min read


Helping Students Overcome Test Anxiety | Blog Post | MsRazz ChemClass
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful week. It is crunch time for us AP teachers, and my week was FILLED with nonstop administration of cumulative exams - 12 class periods worth to be exact! While the recording of video content had to take a backseat this week, I still wanted to connect with you to offer some thoughts on the topic of test anxietyーparticularly with respect to offering tips for how I try to help my students overcome the stresses of taking high-stakes exams. Asses

Karen Randazzo (Ms. Razz)
Apr 30, 20233 min read


Welcome back... to VIRTUAL Instruction! | Teacher Renewal - Episode 16 | MsRazz ChemClass
We're back from our holiday break... and back to virtual instruction. It's tough coming to terms with being thrown into virtual teaching again. Within a day I could already feel such a sense of hopelessness from both students and colleagues. Fortunately I was able to teach from school, which is good because home renovations aren't conducive to holding live Google Meets! As much as it was hard to go back to teaching like this, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I

Karen Randazzo (Ms. Razz)
Jan 9, 20221 min read


It Wasn't on the Lesson Plan... Teacher Vlog | Teacher Renewal - Episode 6 | MsRazz ChemClass
Full transparency here; I actually went into school thinking this week's video topic would be about something entirely different. Similar to what you will see in this week's post, sometimes we need to change our plans in order to empower those that need it the most. I hope you enjoy the reminder in this unexpected, yet very necessary vlog. Thank you so much for watching! Razz Fan Mail: Karen Randazzo | PO Box 232 | Raritan, NJ 08869

Karen Randazzo (Ms. Razz)
Oct 17, 20211 min read
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