Ariel Serkin's blog

Making Natural Acid Base Indicators

Ariel Serkin | Wed, 04/05/2023 - 10:22

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Ariel Serkin shares an activity she has explored using natural acid base indicators with her food chemistry elective students.

Writing your PAEMST Addendum

Ariel Serkin | Mon, 03/13/2023 - 15:05

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Congratulations on becoming a PAEMST finalist. Now what? After the grueling application process, you realize that you now have to write an addendum. Here are some tidbits to help you navigate this hectic week.

Apply for the 2023 PAEMST Cycle

Ariel Serkin | Fri, 08/12/2022 - 11:10

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The 2023 cycle for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching has opened. Read through to learn more about the application, the process, some helpful tips, and reasons why you should apply.

Things Learned from Hybrid Teaching (Part 1)

Ariel Serkin | Sun, 11/15/2020 - 13:20

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When the world stopped back in March, I wrote that no one knew how to teach in a pandemic. Here we are, 8 months later and we are still learning and adapting every day. I know each teacher has their own unqiue set of challenges this year, but I have found some small wins that I’m happy to share.

The Importance of a Professional Learning Community

Ariel Serkin | Thu, 05/14/2020 - 17:37

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Sometimes, your Professional Learning Community is not at your school, but rather with educators from around the world.

Teaching in the Time of COVID-19

Ariel Serkin | Sun, 03/29/2020 - 07:26

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No one really knows how to immediately transform an in person class to a distance learning environment. We struggle to provide an equitable education, whatever that looks like, for all our students and make accommodations for differences in learning abilities, home lives, internet access, in addition to mental and physical health.