Category: Personal Growth?
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Unlocking the True Essence of STEM: It’s All About the Mindset
This shift in perspective is crucial, as it suggests that STEM is not just about the content, but about the mindset that accompanies it. … the true power of STEM lies in the way it shapes the way students (and educators) think about themselves and their learning. By embracing a STEM mindset, individuals are empowered…
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Productivity
The 2021-22 school year is no longer nascent. We ‘should’ be rolling along at a pretty good pace by now. What do you do if your classes are not?
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Teacher Appreciation week
Dad’s point: If the circumstances cannot be changed and they are the same for everyone, then I need to “suck it up” and complaining was using up time that could be spent working on something that would make my life, under these circumstances, better.
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Thoughts of & on Marcus Aurelius
In a time when many are beyond anxious amid a global pandemic, I hope you find peace. I recently read an article on the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. He was a follower of the stoic branch of philosophy and was considered to be Plato’s ideal of the philosopher-king. Each night he would write his thoughts…
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Teach from Home – Is that even possible?
As Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine closes schools for the next 3 weeks, it seems appropriate to address a comment I have seen several times lately in our online professional development courses: Our state is going into a State of Emergency as the Corona virus arrives. My district will be moving to online education next week,…
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A New Year: 2020
After Christmas and New Years, with Jack Frost nipping at noses, and on this first full work week of January I am reminded of Robert Frost (“Time and tide wait for no man…”) and this puts me in a reflective mood. I cannot do everything I once could. On the other side of that coin…
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Why PBL?
Why PBL? A response to the myriad questions about my switch to Problem Based Learning
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Turn the Page
25 May 2019 Mary and I have both accepted positions with a private, non-profit, educational organization (the PAST Foundation -the links at the bottom of this page lead to more information about our new employers and what they do). PAST is really an educational Research & Development facility that provides programs in-house and in schools…
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I’m a Cardinal
I will encourage my students to #BeBetter every day, to be tenacious learners, to understand how science (and therefore the world) works, and to become life-long learners!
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A little about me (or 1111 words)
This blog started out as a short note to let the students in my education classes know a little bit about how I think, before they come to visit my k12 classroom. It didn’t turn out to fill that bill… My name is Jeff Schneider. I am not a professor, I am a teacher, an…
Science by Slim 