Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Personally I love hands-on learning and having to reinvent the wheel for the distance learning during the pandemic wasn't my favorite career moment. Biology is typically the class everyone remembers as the fun (and sometimes weird or gross) lab class. High School is back to normal with the obvious precautions still in place, but most importantly, we can finally start enjoying science class again! I moved out of Florida shortly after the pandemic began and then co-taught a class online until recently. I have little to none of my classroom supplies and I have a 10 year old I am the sole provider for, so spending hundreds to make my new biology room what I think it should be will be difficult. I am all about atmosphere, creating an inviting space where students feel the organization of the space reflects their own organization skills in class.
I want my students to walk into their new biology classroom with anticipation as well as a level of comfort because they're supported in their learning and I want the environment and the supplies available to reflect this.
Our HS has all that old New England charm, my room has the original wood floors from the turn of the century and built in cabinets, but also has desks that are terrible for science rooms, needs a paint job (which I will be doing on my own dime), and has nothing at all for decoration. I have a big job ahead of me to make this into a space students love coming to.
I teach honors and regular biology classes, and sometime in the future I am hoping to write for a grant and get my room some real science lab tables. For now, we just need the essentials and some added science flare!
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Personally I love hands-on learning and having to reinvent the wheel for the distance learning during the pandemic wasn't my favorite career moment. Biology is typically the class everyone remembers as the fun (and sometimes weird or gross) lab class. High School is back to normal with the obvious precautions still in place, but most importantly, we can finally start enjoying science class again! I moved out of Florida shortly after the pandemic began and then co-taught a class online until recently. I have little to none of my classroom supplies and I have a 10 year old I am the sole provider for, so spending hundreds to make my new biology room what I think it should be will be difficult. I am all about atmosphere, creating an inviting space where students feel the organization of the space reflects their own organization skills in class.
I want my students to walk into their new biology classroom with anticipation as well as a level of comfort because they're supported in their learning and I want the environment and the supplies available to reflect this.
Our HS has all that old New England charm, my room has the original wood floors from the turn of the century and built in cabinets, but also has desks that are terrible for science rooms, needs a paint job (which I will be doing on my own dime), and has nothing at all for decoration. I have a big job ahead of me to make this into a space students love coming to.
I teach honors and regular biology classes, and sometime in the future I am hoping to write for a grant and get my room some real science lab tables. For now, we just need the essentials and some added science flare!