When I was a new Science teacher, I knew I needed to learn a lot of stuff.  However, I never imagined how much stuff that would be.  I took classes, workshops and went to grad school.  I wish those experiences had resulted in a steady stream of implementable ideas for improvement.  Sadly, they did not.  Instead, I got better in fits and starts through lots of trial and error and experimentation with some really smart teachers.  Most of what I tried fell by the wayside.  However, once in a while I’d strike gold!  These gold nuggets would become a permanent part of my teaching repertoire.  Over time, and with lots and lots of digging, I think I’ve put together a pretty good teaching practice by soldering together the flecks and pebbles of gold I’ve discovered.  I created this blog to share some of these nuggets, these useful teaching morsels, with other science teachers and anyone else who might be interested.  So, as you dig you’re own mines, looking for your own nuggets, check back here every once in a while.   Unlike real gold, Science Nuggets become more valuable as more and more of them get into the hands of more and more teachers.

In the coming weeks and months, I intend to populate this blog with my own observations and insights, interviews with science educators, videos and anything else that might be nugget worthy.  I hope you enjoy what you find and can use it in your classroom.  Please feel free to get in touch with me through the “contact” page and share information or ask questions.

Thanks for tuning in.  That’s todays nugget.  Keep digging!