Teaching Suggestions (Reader Forum) – On Teaching Science by Jeffrey Bennett

This page is intended to be a place where teachers can share additional ideas about teaching related to the ideas in the book.

Note that suggestions are categorized both by grade level and science area, as well as by author. The “general” suggestions should be of interest to all teachers.
If you have a suggestion that you’d like to share with others, please e-mail it to author Jeffrey Bennett, who will post it in the appropriate categories.
You may also comment on suggestions posted by others, using the comment boxes associated with each suggestion.

Michael Jordan on Failure and Success

September 28, 2015 / JeffreyBennett / General Suggestions

Thanks to Dr. Hamid Rassoul for sending this one to me. When students are struggling with math and science, they often think it means they are incapable, when in fact it only means they need to work harder and persevere. Students are usually familari with this idea in sports, playing a musical instrument, and other […]

Sticky Notes — A Strategy for Encouraging Participation in Large Classes

April 11, 2014 / JeffreyBennett / General Science, Doug Duncan, Suggestions by Grade Level, Suggestions by Subject Area, Suggestions by Author, College

Suggestion Submitted by: Doug Duncan Assuming that you have a cordless mike, and can move around the classroom, I advocate the use of “participation points.”  This is a terrific idea that I got from colleague Nick Schneider,  one of the authors of The Cosmic Perspective. Keep a pad of colored “sticky notes” in your pocket.  […]