How can we make learning more natural and more meaningful for our students? Simply put, learning happens best through asking questions and making mistakes. If you’re thinking about your classes and realizing that your students aren’t asking many questions and are afraid to make mistakes, this episode is packed with tips for you about how to move students to the center of their learning!   When students are the center of their learning and seek out many sources to learn from, their learning becomes much more meaningful. Helping them to take control of their learning won’t happen overnight but there are things we as teachers can do to help.    In this episode, we are covering why asking questions is so important to student learning, how to get students to ask more questions, why and how we should encourage students to make mistakes, and actionable steps you can take today to change your classroom culture into one that encourages questions and mistakes.   We are quickly approaching the “Ask me Anything” 50th episode of Secondary Science Simplified! I want to answer any question that you have - nothing is off limits! Submit your questions by DM-ing me on Instagram or send me an email to rebecca@itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com with the subject line “Questions for Episode 50” by NOVEMBER 8th.   Resources Mentioned: SECONDARY SCIENCE SIMPLIFIED™️ Professional Development Course Follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts.   Check out the show notes for all resources mentioned in this episode: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/episode47