Welcome to the Fancy Frog
Hi, I am Latisha King, an 8th grade science teacher. I love all things science, but not just science but S.T.E.M. I am in my 11th year of teaching. In my spare time, l enjoy learning unique ways on how to engage my students using technology. I also enjoy developing and delivering fun and engaging curriculum during summer STEM camps. I am passionate about helping other teachers learn by providing professional development at workshops, conferences, and school/district professional development.
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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.-Albert Einstein-
Philosophy of Science Education
As an educator, it is important to teach the whole child. It is my beliefs that students need skills that are transferable to all areas of their life not just academics. As a science teacher, I challenge my students to asks questions and to question the answers. It is my expectation that students seek knowledge not just from me as their teacher but other sources whether the internet, a book, a trip to a museum or spending time with a family member, such as learning how to fix a car. There are valuable lessons all around us. It is important to me to make science connect for my students and their interest. It is important to me that students have by-in on how they learn and take responsibility for their successes and failures through written reflection.
Early on in my teaching career my students helped to continue to shape my philosophy of teaching science by asking me “So what!, Why do I have to learn this?”. So, each year I begin or end my lessons with the “So what!”. I always make it a point to connect the lesson with the real-world that touch my students every day. I show how everything all around us is connected and they continue to surprise me each year by asking questions and questioning the answers just like scientist.
Early on in my teaching career my students helped to continue to shape my philosophy of teaching science by asking me “So what!, Why do I have to learn this?”. So, each year I begin or end my lessons with the “So what!”. I always make it a point to connect the lesson with the real-world that touch my students every day. I show how everything all around us is connected and they continue to surprise me each year by asking questions and questioning the answers just like scientist.