Curriculum… Nearing the Finish Line 26 May 201726 May 2017 It is hard to believe that a year ago I was preparing for the end of the school year and getting ready to embark on my sabbatical journey. Now there…
Collaboration… Rocky Shore Curriculum Release Date – Friday, April 14th! 31 Mar 201731 Mar 2017 It is ALMOST complete! The Rocky Shore Marine Science Curriculum: An Ecosystem Unit for Elementary Educators will be accessible to anyone, for free, on April 14th. I met with Kirsty…
Collaboration… Tuning the Unit – The Rocky Shore Ecosystem Curriculum is Almost Ready for Instruction! 24 Mar 201724 Mar 2017 When members of an orchestra tune their instruments before a big concert I imagine there is a high level of anticipatory excitement. That is exactly how I felt yesterday at…
Collaboration… Friday was Sci-Day 11 Mar 201711 Mar 2017 Yesterday was chock full of science! Thanks to Kevin Johnson, the Hillsboro-Deering School District’s Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Coordinator, I had the privilege of working with his district’s Vertical Science…
Collaboration… Franklin Pierce University Collaboration 2 Mar 20172 Mar 2017 This past week has been a flurry of activity that did not involve interacting with a computer for several hours a day. Don’t get me wrong – I am THOROUGHLY…
Collaboration… Collaborating with the SSC Using the NGSS (and more)! 8 Feb 20178 Feb 2017 The rocky shore curriculum I am developing is nearing its final stages, so I recently met with the Seacoast Science Center (SSC) to see how their institution might be able…
Collaboration… New Hampshire Working Toward Stronger Science Education 2 Feb 20173 Feb 2017 This past Monday was an experience I wish all parents of public school students and their fellow community members could have witnessed. It was a remarkable spectacle of dozens of…
Elementary Science… Rated 5 out of 5 (Sea) Stars: An Exceptional Educational Resource 24 Jan 201725 Jan 2017 New Hampshire educators have an incredibly valuable resource right at their fingertips. It is unknown to some, but should be known to all. Why? Because it provides quality programs led…
Rocky Shore Curriculum… Three Pivotal Numbers 19 Dec 2016 Good morning! I am writing a very brief blog post this morning to celebrate three specific numbers associated with my sabbatical project: 1,000 – Engageyourstudents.org, the website I have created…
Collaboration… Behind-the-Scenes: The Unseen Action 21 Nov 201621 Nov 2016 Many of my friends who are not teachers often don’t know how to approach the “how is work going” conversation. They have no clue what elementary teachers do for the…
Thom R. Smith 