Live Science Classes at Outschool

Heads up teen and tween families!

I’m teaching live classes over on Outschool!

Read on to see what it’s all about!

I’ll be adding more classes over time, but check out the current listings and I’d love to see your teens and tweens in my class!

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Meet Heather!

I’ve been teaching science for over 30 years in all sorts of settings. My goal is to bring science to your teens in a way that helps them to see how biology, chemistry, and environmental sciences affect our everyday lives in a very real way.

We’ll learn all the concepts of each discipline that is typical for high school and we’ll do it in a neurodivergent friendly way.

This is a low pressure learning environment for all teens to feel welcome!

Teaching Credentials

I’m teaching live classes over on Outschool and you know I’ll be teaching them from the perspective of teens who need extra support. That’s a given!

And we’re going to learn so many awesome things along the way! 

I can hardly wait!

Prior to homeschooling our children, I was a middle school science teacher, teaching grades 6 and 7, general and life sciences. As a homeschool mom, I taught our four quirky kids from K-12. Since retiring from homeschooling, I’ve been upgrading one and collecting other state teacher certifications through my Maryland Advanced Professional Teaching License to teach biology grades 7-12 in Maryland, New York, and (soon!) New Jersey.

  • Maryland Advanced Professional Teaching License: Biology Grades 7-12
  • New York State Initial Teaching Certificate: Biology Grades 7-12
  • ACE Educator at Outschool
  • Pathological Demand Avoidance- Level 1 Certificate
  • New Jersey Teaching Certificate: Biology Grades 7-12- application in progress awaiting final review
  • Homeschooling Mom- 4 Kids K-12 (retired)

What does that mean?

Aside from being officially certified as science educator, I’ve also got some amazing new tools in my teaching toolbox and, honestly, I’m looking forward to using these skills with your teens!

See a class but the time doesn’t work? Email through Outschool and let’s get another section scheduled. 

Below you’ll see the classes that are currently open for registration. You can click through to Outschool to see when they are being held and the price for each class. 

Spread the word and let’s get this science party started! Woot!

Current Outschool Listings

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Perfectly Poisonous Plants

During this ongoing 45 minute class, we’ll identify four poisonous plants from around the world, discuss their habitat, their toxicity, and how humans are affected. We’ll hand bind a field guide created from pages we’ve created throughout the class.

Microscopic Marvels

In this 16 week lab science course, we will observe specimens under the microscope, record discoveries in our scientific journals, read and write research abstracts, and identify the tools for historical and modern microscopy. Once your student completes the first semester, there’s already two more semesters waiting for your student to explore!

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Chemistry Simplified Semester 1

A one credit year-long high school chemistry class for teens who are scared of chemistry! We’ll learn the basics of chemistry and how it affects the behaviors of the elements and compounds we experience everyday.

Chemistry Simplified Semester 2

Part 2 of a one credit year-long high school chemistry class for teens who are scared of chemistry! We’ll learn the basics of chemistry and how it affects the behaviors of the elements and compounds we experience everyday.

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Check out These High School Classes!

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environmental Science

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Biology simplified

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Exploring Winter Greens

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Wildflower Tour