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I love to share about teaching and learning. This page will collate posts that include different resources I have created as well as my thoughts about education or just things I have been up to related to teaching and education.
I am a Limitless Educator
Limitless Space Institute is a non-profit corporation with the vision of advancing human space flight beyond our solar system. This year, they developed the Limitless Educator program to inspire educators to teach beyond the general curriculum. I applied to be part of the program, and I found out towards the end of October that I … Read More “I am a Limitless Educator” »
Let the Light In 2022-2023 FREE OneNote Teacher Planner
With school in England starting back soon, I am finally releasing this year’s OneNote Teacher Planner, which I’ve called Let the Light In. This year’s planner is a bit different. I’ve made it specifically for me and my school calendar. I’ve decided to try a vertical layout this year as it matches my Outlook calendar. … Read More “Let the Light In 2022-2023 FREE OneNote Teacher Planner” »
Even Brighter Future 2021-2022 FREE OneNote Teacher Planner
It’s finally here: the 2021-2022 Even Brighter Future Teacher Planner. This year’s planner is new and improved with features that will (hopefully) make digital planning easier and more streamlined for you. After using the 2020-2021 version all year, I learned what worked well and not so well, and I’ve used this to make this year’s … Read More “Even Brighter Future 2021-2022 FREE OneNote Teacher Planner” »
Astronomy in April and Drops on a Penny Video
Astronomy in April Join me tomorrow at noon as I work with UK Astronomy as part of Astronomy in April. Grab your Oreos and join us for a talk about the phases of the Moon using Oreos. You can click here to join the event at Noon, BST on April 8th, 2021! What you will … Read More “Astronomy in April and Drops on a Penny Video” »
Reflecting on the Positives of Teaching/Learning from Home
I have been teaching from home since December 11th. First due to isolating followed by a new national lockdown that closed schools. I am now preparing to return to the school building, and in person teaching, along with fellow teachers across England on Monday (March 8th). I think we can all agree that teaching from … Read More “Reflecting on the Positives of Teaching/Learning from Home” »
Mrs Wilson Science on YouTube
Last week we had our half term break, and I was able to work on really launching my YouTube channel. I updated the theme (and then matched it here on the blog), but the most exciting thing is of course new content. I have several videos that went live last week. A couple of them … Read More “Mrs Wilson Science on YouTube” »
Changing Roles
This year I’ve had two new roles at my school. The first one started in September (even though I interviewed and accepted the role last February), and the second one started in January of this year. Head of Chemistry Our Head of Chemistry retired at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. I was super … Read More “Changing Roles” »
Returning to School in the Time of Covid-19
I’m worried. I’ll return to school in three weeks along with many other teachers in England. I love teaching. It’s more like a calling than a job to me. I love interacting with my students, giving them problems to solve, providing hands on experiences, making them discuss content, and seeing those lightbulb moments. I love … Read More “Returning to School in the Time of Covid-19” »
Introducing Mrs Wilson Science YouTube Channel and Reflecting on Dr Abrams Space Across the Curriculum PD
Introducing Mrs Wilson Science YouTube Channel! I am so excited to introduce the new Mrs Wilson Science YouTube channel! I’ve been posting a few videos here and there to YouTube for years, but I’d always used my personal channel. I thought it was time to get a bit more professional and to separate personal and … Read More “Introducing Mrs Wilson Science YouTube Channel and Reflecting on Dr Abrams Space Across the Curriculum PD” »
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 2020-2021: My Microsoft Journey
I was so excited to learn yesterday that I have been chosen as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert for the 2020-2021 school year. I didn’t realise how much I wanted to be a part of this incredible community of educators until I saw people on Twitter posting they had been selected last Friday – … Read More “Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 2020-2021: My Microsoft Journey” »