Ms. Shields

Ms. Emily Shields is a science teacher who keeps students engaged by talking about science-related national and global events, like the strange, devastating winter weather in Texas last month. Though Shields mainly uses Schoology, she also uses another site called Classkick. It allows students to write in answers and be told if they are correct, along with a collaborative drawing feature for group projects. Shields is also hugely empathetic and gives her students extra work time and breakout room and office hours check-ins for anyone who needs one-on-one help.