Gummi bears may not be obvious lab material, but in Mary Hershey’s chemistry class, they’re popular fodder for demonstrations. When they go up in flames, students are fired up—to the point of applause. Such displays help Hershey’s Chemistry 1 and Advanced Chemistry classes at State High understand concepts and connect with a challenging subject. “Just last week, we lit methane bubbles to teach them combustion,” Hershey said. “So you can teach chemical ideas through demonstrations, and when the demonstrations are in their head, you can draw on them to help teach and ask questions almost all year.” Just as importantly, they pique students’ curiosity and fuel their imagination. In other words, they make chemistry fun. It’s an approach that has served Hershey well during her 28 years of teaching science at State High. …show more content…
Upon switching to the university, she worked in the biochemistry department doing research. That’s where she made the jump to teaching. She met Marguerite Ciolkosz, a State High chemistry teacher conducting postdoctoral research at Penn State. When Hershey later left to care for her young children, Ciolkosz inspired her to contemplate a career change. Hershey looked at her science credits and decided a teaching certificate was within reach. Along the way to her certificate, she student taught with Ciolkosz at State High, the prelude for her joining the district. “I really enjoy kids, and young people in particular,” she said. “So high school biology and chemistry seemed to be a pretty good fit.” A major step was an assignment to the Applied Academics team, now dissolved but then a group of teachers who instructed vocational-technical students in core academic subjects. It was an adjustment for Hershey from teaching advanced biology, but her veteran colleagues helped her succeed. During her seven years of training with those experiences teachers, she absorbed wisdom about motivating students,
In a Beacon School, located in NYC, two-tenth - graders were seriously injured, leaving a boy with critical burns and another student with fewer server burns from her neck, head, and arm. Anna Peole, chemistry teacher was showing a “demonstration of rainbow flames” which will result burning of 4 different kinds of nitrates in separate crucibles in the classroom. However, the unstable amount of methyl alcohol hazes around the chemistry lab and explodes across the lab table surrounding Alonzo Yanes, a sophomore at the Beacon School. Alonzo Yanes was standing a few feet away from the lab table, where the crucibles were.
At age fifteen she began her successful 13 year teaching career. This shows that
Even when she noticed students misbehaving she took care of it appropriately and was not too harsh with her punishments. In the article, “Mentor Skills You Should Have to be Successful” by Bogdan Radusinovic, a therapist, says, “Mentorship skills are vital for any professional working in this field. Aside from the ability to listen effectively and help people, this type of experience will enhance your resume. For every person who is pursuing a career, the knowledge and guidance of a good mentor are essential skills like inspiration and patience are essential” (2022). This shows how inspiration is very essential with being a
This made her drive to finish school even stronger because she got a feel for working in the
This ability created both student interest and student buy-in. Toni Billingsley did this in her Spanish classes by being lively and non-stop in her teaching. Billingsley strived to make connections between course content and student lives, as she did once by examining the impact of AIDS on Latin America and their school’s community. In Cynthia Nambo’s science class, students had to determine which research proposals deserved funding, and their choices were affected by their individual values, which were respected in Nambo’s classroom. This was part of a strategy meant to demonstrate to the girls in her class that they were important.
She strives to implement various methods for the teaching and learning of all students. Her dedication to the education world is evident daily! 4f - Miss Hannan demonstrated a high level of professionalism during her practicum experience. She presented strong characteristics of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality in her dealing with others. Miss Hannan has grown as an educator and continued to strengthen her teaching skills during this semester.
(Only A Teacher, n.d.) I thought this was important to add to my paper because he felt like he connected to the students. One of McCourts worries was that the students would not be interested in what he has to teach, in reality they were really excited about it. In an interview conducted by Academy of Achievements, McCourt talks
Davis is the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UWA. “She would not have won the Gilbert Award for Teaching Excellence if she did not have a passion of teaching. Her students see that, and they were the ones who initiated the nomination for the Gilbert Award,” Davis
Upon beginning my first class at Walden University, it has been difficult to see myself getting through this 8-week course. Furthering my education has been something I have struggled to accomplish for the last 4 years. I almost decided to give up and continue being just a high school teacher. However, being a senior teacher that motivates my students to go above an beyond to reach their goal has pushed me to work hard and start a new journey. Though it is only the beginning of my journey, I can see graduation.
Giving the audience a deeper understanding, Barry uses examples of what questions might arise in an experiment. Taken from the text, “A shovel can dig up dirt but cannot penetrate rock. Would a pick be best, or would dynamite be better—or would dynamite be too indiscriminately destructive?” (Barry). Throughout this passage Barry uses vivid images of a rock to display the effectiveness of questions a scientist might face.
The lessons have propelled her forward to survive in her
she could pick any job in the world right now, besides teaching, she would choose to be a nurse or something in the medical field. Teaching- Mrs. Squire has taught kindergarten, first grade, and now is teaching seventh grade math at Frank Augustus miller middle school. One big challenge she’s always had in teaching a student
On September 14th one of Professor Dresser’s former students visited our Education class to discuss what it is like to be a teacher. Ian Cole is now a teacher at a private school in Yonkers. Ian has taught many subjects including social studies, science, and gym. Also, he has taught grades six to eight over the past two and a half years. He expressed the amount of experience he has had with student behavior, teaching techniques, and student learning methods.
Additionally, these students come to my class with no practical experience with the glassware or equipment used in a Chemistry lab. I must create experiences for them that are safe, yet also allow them to learn lab techniques and chemistry concepts in a short amount of
Tomekia M. Simeon Teaching Philosophy Statement My strongest quality as a computational researcher and teacher is my passion for chemistry, which I believe is contagious in my teaching. My primary goal as a teacher is to use this enthusiasm to prepare students to be informed citizens with the ability to think critically and communicate effectively in a world fueled by innovations in science and technology. And it is my responsibility to challenge and support my students, by having a two-fold approach to teaching (1) to ensure students are learning chemical concepts and (2) to assist in developing their self-efficacy and confidence in cultivating a chemical problem-solving mindset that is beneficial to all disciplines.