# Secondary Science Simplified™ Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161.md RSS feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2146901.rss Official site: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/ Author: Rebecca Joyner, High School Science Teacher Episodes: 245 ## Resource Secondary Science Simplified is a podcast specifically for high school science teachers that will help you to engage your students AND simplify your life as a secondary science educator. Each week Rebecca, from It's Not Rocket Science, and her guests will share practical and easy-to-implement strategies for decreasing your workload so that you can stop working overtime and start focusing your energy doing what you love - actually teaching! Teaching doesn't have to be rocket science, and you'll learn exactly what you need to do to simplify your secondary science teaching life so that you can enjoy your life outside of school even more. Head to itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/challenge to grab your FREE Classroom Reset Challenge. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/secondary-science-simplified-4520161 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161.md ## Episodes - [244. Sanity-Saving Systems, Self Checks, and Starting a TA Program With Katie Dupuie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/244-sanity-saving-systems-self-checks-and-starting-a-ta-program-with-katie-dupuie) — 2026-07-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [243. Creating Competition, Teaching AP, and 18 Preps With Brennan Koch of Stoich Decks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/243-creating-competition-teaching-ap-and-18-preps-with-brennan-koch-of-stoich-decks) — 2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00 - [242. Classroom Jobs, Teaching Chemistry and Ai-Generated Labs for Absences With Maggie H. The Caffeinated Chemist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/242-classroom-jobs-teaching-chemistry-and-ai-generated-labs-for-absences-with-maggie-h-the-caffeinated-chemist) — 2026-07-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [241. Simplified Grading Strategy: Major vs. Minor Grades](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/241-simplified-grading-strategy-major-vs-minor-grades) — 2026-06-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [240. How to Time Block Your Work Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/240-how-to-time-block-your-work-week) — 2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [239. No One Cares About Your Class: What to Do When Students Only Care About Their Dual Credit Courses and Not Yours](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/239-no-one-cares-about-your-class-what-to-do-when-students-only-care-about-their-dual-credit-courses-and-not-yours) — 2026-06-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [238. Department Chairs: How to Lead Your Team Well](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/238-department-chairs-how-to-lead-your-team-well) — 2026-06-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [237. End of Year Reflection - How to Know What Needs to Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/237-end-of-year-reflection-how-to-know-what-needs-to-change) — 2026-06-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [236. Teaching AP Science for the First Time? 6 Tips for Success](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/236-teaching-ap-science-for-the-first-time-6-tips-for-success) — 2026-05-25T08:00:00+00:00 - [235. Advocating for Yourself With Admin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/235-advocating-for-yourself-with-admin) — 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [234. My Biggest Regrets From My Time in the Classroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/234-my-biggest-regrets-from-my-time-in-the-classroom) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00 - [233. How to Keep Up With Lesson Planning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/233-how-to-keep-up-with-lesson-planning) — 2026-05-04T08:00:00+00:00 - [232. Chemistry Scope and Sequence: How and Why I Teach Chemistry the Way That I Do](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/232-chemistry-scope-and-sequence-how-and-why-i-teach-chemistry-the-way-that-i-do) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00 - [231. Teaching on an Island: What to Do When Parents and Admin Won’t Help](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/231-teaching-on-an-island-what-to-do-when-parents-and-admin-won-t-help) — 2026-04-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [230. How to Manage Test Retakes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/230-how-to-manage-test-retakes) — 2026-04-13T08:00:00+00:00 - [229. Balancing Unrealistic Admin Expectations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/229-balancing-unrealistic-admin-expectations) — 2026-04-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [228. The Lowdown on Labs: Finding, Funding, Prepping, Executing, and Assessing Labs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/228-the-lowdown-on-labs-finding-funding-prepping-executing-and-assessing-labs) — 2026-03-30T08:00:00+00:00 - [227. A Quarter 4 Pep Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/227-a-quarter-4-pep-talk) — 2026-03-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [226. What to Do When You’ve Lost Your Spark in Teaching](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/226-what-to-do-when-you-ve-lost-your-spark-in-teaching) — 2026-03-16T08:00:00+00:00 - [225. What to Do When Your Class Won’t Talk With You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/225-what-to-do-when-your-class-won-t-talk-with-you) — 2026-03-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [224. Keeping Students’ Attention Engaged - Without Killing Yourself to Do It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/224-keeping-students-attention-engaged-without-killing-yourself-to-do-it) — 2026-03-03T01:00:00+00:00 - [223. What to Do When Students Simply Won’t Do Their Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/223-what-to-do-when-students-simply-won-t-do-their-work) — 2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00 - [222. What to Do With Fast Finishers - Managing Different Students’ Paces](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/222-what-to-do-with-fast-finishers-managing-different-students-paces) — 2026-02-16T09:00:00+00:00 - [221. Pacing Panic - What to Do When You Are So Far Behind Where You Thought You’d Be](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/221-pacing-panic-what-to-do-when-you-are-so-far-behind-where-you-thought-you-d-be) — 2026-02-09T09:00:00+00:00 - [220. Biology Scope and Sequence: How and Why I Teach Biology the Way That I Do](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/220-biology-scope-and-sequence-how-and-why-i-teach-biology-the-way-that-i-do) — 2026-02-02T09:00:00+00:00 - [219. Study Guides for High School Science Classes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/219-study-guides-for-high-school-science-classes) — 2026-01-26T09:00:00+00:00 - [218. 3 Things to Stop Doing This Semester](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/218-3-things-to-stop-doing-this-semester) — 2026-01-19T09:00:00+00:00 - [217. How to Regain Control Mid-Year: Resetting Your Classroom Management](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/217-how-to-regain-control-mid-year-resetting-your-classroom-management) — 2026-01-12T09:00:00+00:00 - [216. Simple Goal Setting for the New Semester](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/216-simple-goal-setting-for-the-new-semester) — 2026-01-05T09:00:00+00:00 - [215. A Systematic and Scientific Approach to Parent Communication With Guest Amanda Farrar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/215-a-systematic-and-scientific-approach-to-parent-communication-with-guest-amanda-farrar) — 2025-12-29T09:00:00+00:00 - [214. Practical Scientific Inquiry Teaching Strategies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/214-practical-scientific-inquiry-teaching-strategies) — 2025-12-22T09:00:00+00:00 - [213. Everything You Need to Know About Teaching AP Biology With Tiffany of AP Bio Penguins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/213-everything-you-need-to-know-about-teaching-ap-biology-with-tiffany-of-ap-bio-penguins) — 2025-12-15T09:00:00+00:00 - [212. 6 Preps, EOC Review, Biology and Work/Life Balance With Guest Macee Huseman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/212-6-preps-eoc-review-biology-and-work-life-balance-with-guest-macee-huseman) — 2025-12-08T09:00:00+00:00 - [211. 5 Differentiation Tips for High Achievers in Your High School Science Classroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/211-5-differentiation-tips-for-high-achievers-in-your-high-school-science-classroom) — 2025-12-01T09:00:00+00:00 - [210. 4 Ways AI Can Support You in Your Secondary Classroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/secondary-science-simplified-4520161/210-4-ways-ai-can-support-you-in-your-secondary-classroom) — 2025-11-24T09:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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