Know Brainers – Overcoming Fear!

Know Brainers – Overcoming Fear!

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the YouTube video! In this episode of “Know Brainers,” Monica confronts their lifelong fear of swimming and drowning. To understand and overcome this fear, Monica consults fear experts Margee Kerr and...
Coaching The Destreamers

Coaching The Destreamers

Submitted by STAO Member Brad Dixon @TeachingMrDixon Guelph CVI, Destreaming Coach, Minor Head of Science, Math and Science Teacher Over the last year, I’ve had the opportunity to not only teach grade 9 destreamed, but also help coach teachers as they navigate...
Classroom Redesign: Students Take On the Challenge

Classroom Redesign: Students Take On the Challenge

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for the full article. Heather Wolpert-Gawron describes her journey of redesigning her classroom to create a more student-centered environment. Initially, the classroom had a few pieces of furniture like...
The Art of Tinkering

The Art of Tinkering

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 The Art of Tinkering By Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich “The Art of Tinkering,” brought to you by the Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio, celebrates the essence of tinkering—taking things apart, exploring tools and materials,...
Earth’s core appears to have reversed its spin. So what does this mean?

Earth’s core appears to have reversed its spin. So what does this mean?

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Recent research suggests that Earth’s inner core, a solid mass of nickel and iron, may have stopped rotating and could be reversing its direction. Seismic waves from powerful...
Move over, Green Chemistry: How to Stop the Greenwashing

Move over, Green Chemistry: How to Stop the Greenwashing

Click HERE for a link to the full article Farid Pourkhatai’s article discusses the concept of Molecular Ecology, which integrates key biological themes across various levels of organization to promote sustainability. He critiques the shortcomings of Green Chemistry,...
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