Category Archive for: Science Teacher Summer School

SS 12 – Top 3 Things Parents Say are Missing From Science Education

Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 11.   I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I’m a middle child. And, I’m the worst kind of middle child – where I have an older brother and younger sister. The oldest sibling will always be…

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SS 11 – First Day of School: Chicken Soup and Other Fun Activities

Handouts are available at the bottom of this post.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 11.   I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is I have a sweet tooth and just recently, I had half a box of cereal for dinner. I’m not…

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SS 10 – How I Construct My 4-Column Rubrics (Sample Provided)

Handouts are available for download at the end of this page.   Video Transcript   Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 10.   I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that one time, when I was younger, I wanted to trim some extra pounds off my…

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SS 9 – 3 Questions to Jump Start Your SBA

Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers,   Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 9 I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I joined a meetup group called the Vancouver Tallperson’s club back when I was young and single. I just met the minimum height at the time of 6…

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SS 8 – How to Keep Your Students Interested in Science

Handouts are available for download at the end of this post.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers,   Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 8. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I’m a huge coffee geek. I’ve got a scale with a timer, a hand grinder, special…

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SS 7 – The 1 Mistake Most Teachers Make with EdTech.

Handouts are available at the bottom of the page.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 7. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that for my first teaching contract, I taught physics 11, planning 10, esl socials studies, esl English, and science 8.…

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SS 6 – The 1 Thing that Helped My Students Write Better CER Statements

Handouts are available for download at the end of the episode.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 6.   I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that writing a song that makes it into the billboard top 10 is on my bucket list.…

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SS 5 – Five Easy Steps to GREAT Inquiry Projects

Handouts are available for download at the end of the transcript.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 5. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is I took swim lessons as an adult. Up until that point, I was doing what my mom taught…

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SS 4 – 2 Activities That Can Be Done for ANY Video

Handouts are available at the end of this post.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 4.   I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I can solve the Rubik’s cube in roughly 2 minutes. It took me about 3 months to practice…

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SS 3 – 3 Awesome Answers to “What is Science?”

Handouts are available at the end of this post.   Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 3. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that doing stand up comedy is on my bucket list. I’d like to get good enough to get to do…

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