Using A Unit Menu Student Choice Tracker - Episode 19 | MsRazz ChemClass

It's time to try something new!

When I rolled out my unit menu product line, I started to get some questions about how I keep track of my students' choices as they work through the menu. To be honest - I never really found it necessary to keep track of each activity due to the formative assessments administered in each section. But you asked, and I listened! I kept track of my students' progress during our unit menu on the mole and the results surprised me. Watch as I share how I prep and plan during the course of this menu as well as how I designed and implemented the new tracker.

Thank you so much for watching!

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Ms. Razz is an enthusiastic chemistry teacher in New Jersey.  She often counts herself to sleep at night using molecules or by reciting Avogadro's number. (For real.) She believes that every student has the power to learn anything, even chemistry.  After all, she remembers this hustle didn't always come easy to her. She's also a Teachers Pay Teachers seller and you can view and purchase her lessons here.

Getting the Most Out Of Every PD Experience

Welcome back!  This video was inspired by a conversation I had with a teacher who follows my Facebook page.

The school year is in full swing, and I'm sure many of you are seeking out professional development opportunities.  But how do you select meaningful PD with content that you can just "grab and go" right into your classroom with?  Not all professional development is created equal, and the goal of this video is to not only share advice for selecting professional development, but also how to deal with PD experiences that might not be as applicable to your work.  I'll also share a personal experience with my own PD, and how I incorporated it into my classroom environment.

Thank you so much for watching!  I hope you had a wonderful week with your students!

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Ms. Razz is an enthusiastic chemistry teacher in New Jersey.  She often counts herself to sleep at night using molecules or by reciting Avogadro's number. (For real.) She believes that every student has the power to learn anything, even chemistry.  After all, she remembers this hustle didn't always come easy to her. She's also a Teachers Pay Teachers seller and you can view and purchase her lessons here.

A S.M.A.R.T. mid-year reflection

Happy Sunday!

I hope you had a great week with your students.  At last midterms are over and, as you might expect,  I didn't waste any time getting back into the full swing of things.

I did, however, start off the second semester differently than I have in the past.  Reflection has always been a big part of my classroom culture, but I thought I would switch things up a bit and have my students focus on goal setting for the second semester.  I thought this would be a valuable exercise because I've been writing my own goals down, and have had much success working toward and achieving those goals.  To my surprise, this isn't a coincidence.  After doing some research, I found that writing your goals down can actually help you make strides to achieve them!  I then thought: this would be a great way to support student reflection and help improve their performance.  A win-win in my book!

So I created a digital interactive notebook (DINB) for my chemists to do just that.  The notebook walked them through the goal-setting process and at the very end, they set their own S.M.A.R.T. goals.  I've been very pleased with the goals my students have produced.  I must make sure, though, to revisit these goals throughout the semester so my students can check in on their progress.

This week's vlog includes all the details of my goal-setting digital interactive notebook, an inquiry-based single replacement lab, and how I teach my students to predict products for different reaction types.  As always, I hope you find something valuable to bring back to your classroom!

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Ms. Razz is an enthusiastic chemistry teacher in New Jersey.  She often counts herself to sleep at night using molecules or by reciting Avogadro's number. (For real.) She believes that every student has the power to learn anything, even chemistry.  After all, she remembers this hustle didn't always come easy to her. She's also a Teachers Pay Teachers seller and you can view and purchase her lessons here.

My First Formal Observation of the School Year | MsRazz ChemClass

It's my first formal observation of the school year!  Watch as I discuss what lesson I'll be doing, how I prepare, and how the observation went.  I'll also share how I create review videos using the 'FIZZ method.' 

I hope this week's vlog will help to support and encourage you as you prepare for your own formal observations.  Thanks so much for watching!

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Ms. Razz is an enthusiastic chemistry teacher in New Jersey.  She often counts herself to sleep at night using molecules or by reciting Avogadro's number. (For real.) She believes that every student has the power to learn anything, even chemistry.  After all, she remembers this hustle didn't always come easy to her. She's also a Teachers Pay Teachers seller and you can view and purchase her lessons here.

One small change to improve the student-centered learning environment - Homogeneous grouping

Hello!

I hope those of you coming back from spring break are feeling well rested and ready to finish out the year with your students.  This new Vlog post identifies one small change that can make a huge difference in your student-centered learning environment.  Not only has this made a difference in the students' interactions with each other, but it has tremendously helped with their understanding of the behaviors necessary to be successful in student-centered classrooms.  Enjoy!

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Ms. Razz is an enthusiastic chemistry teacher in New Jersey.  She often counts herself to sleep at night using molecules or by reciting Avogadro's number. (For real.) She believes that every student has the power to learn anything, even chemistry.  After all, she remembers this hustle didn't always come easy to her. She's also a Teachers Pay Teachers seller and you can view and purchase her lessons here.