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Math-infused Science: Part 1 Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
Math-infused Science: Part 1 Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
(Tu Feb 2, 7-8:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Students aren’t the only ones who struggle to determine the best way to display data in graphic form. Because there are usually many […]
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Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 1 Measuring and Reporting Uncertainty
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 1 Measuring and Reporting Uncertainty
(W Feb 3, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) All measurements include some degree of uncertainty or error, but how it is reported is decided by the person collecting the data. Because […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Tips and Tricks for Teaching Online
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Tips and Tricks for Teaching Online
(W Feb 3, 1-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Many of us have the basics to teaching online down, but there are still delays, hiccups, and a suite of things that may […]
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Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 1 Setting Up Your Asynchronous Classes
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 1 Setting Up Your Asynchronous Classes
(F Feb 5, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) The purpose of this 1.5-hour workshop is to organize your teaching load into discrete groups that you can access so contact is continuous. […]
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Teaching students to graph without using additional class time (featuring DataClassroom)
Teaching students to graph without using additional class time (featuring DataClassroom)
(Mo Feb 8, 8-9 pm Eastern Standard Time) In this free 1-hour workshop, Kristen Dotti from Catalyst Learning Curricula will show teachers three easy ways to integrate graphing and data […]
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Math-infused Science: Part 2 Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
Math-infused Science: Part 2 Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
(Tu Feb 9, 7-8:30pm Eastern Standard Time) In this 1.5 hr. workshop participants will use an example data set to explore different methods of depicting the same set of numbers […]
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Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 2 The Problem with Describing Data Using the Mean
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 2 The Problem with Describing Data Using the Mean
(W Feb 10, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Often by middle school and certainly by high school, students default to the mean as the best way to describe data without much […]
Approaches to Learning: Using Competitions to Engage Online or In-person Learners
Approaches to Learning: Using Competitions to Engage Online or In-person Learners
(W Feb 10, 1-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Competitions are assignments that guide students through a preliminary exploration, data collection, analysis, reflection, and revision in a repeating cycle. This process leans […]
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Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 2 Holding Synchronous Video Classes
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 2 Holding Synchronous Video Classes
(F Feb 12, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) In this 1.5-hour workshop, we will compare several online video meeting platforms that you may find useful for holding synchronous classes. We will […]
Approaches to Learning: Encouraging Risk-taking to Advance Critical Thinking
Approaches to Learning: Encouraging Risk-taking to Advance Critical Thinking
(F Feb 12, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Risk-taking with deliberation and a defined outcome is a characteristic of good decision-making, however, blind risk-taking based on impulsivity is not. But how […]
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Math-infused Science: Writing and Speaking About Data (DBQs and FRQs)
Math-infused Science: Writing and Speaking About Data (DBQs and FRQs)
(Tu Feb 16, 7-8:30pm Eastern Standard Time) How do we talk about data? How do we write about data? In this 1.5 hr. workshop you will discover ways to help […]
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Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 3 Getting Comfortable with Variance, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 3 Getting Comfortable with Variance, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean
(W Feb 17, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) The variance, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean are excellent methods for describing data because they convey the variability of the […]
Approaches to Learning: Using Stop-animation Videos to Learn Concepts
Approaches to Learning: Using Stop-animation Videos to Learn Concepts
(W Feb 17, 1-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Combat attrition with engaging assignments that can be sculpted to the student’s abilities and interests. Stop-animation videos are short movies made with a […]
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Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 3 Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 3 Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
(F Feb 19, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Online learning does not have to be devoid of depth, there are plenty of ways to hone your teaching skills and challenge your […]
Approaches to Learning: Creating a Continuous Cycle of Inquiry in Your Course
Approaches to Learning: Creating a Continuous Cycle of Inquiry in Your Course
(F Feb 19, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Although there are many authors who cite their model or use their preferred terms, the cycle of inquiry essentially boils down to actions […]
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Math-infused Science: Data Modeling Activities for Ecology – Lincoln’s and Simpson’s Indices
Math-infused Science: Data Modeling Activities for Ecology – Lincoln’s and Simpson’s Indices
(Tu Feb 23, 7-8:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Using manipulatives found in our homes, we will simulate two common field science experiments: Lincoln’s Index for measuring abundance and Simpson’s Index for […]
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Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
(W Feb 24, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Error bars are placed on a graph to give a more detailed account of what was observed. Although there are many descriptors that […]
Approaches to Learning: Using Team Challenges to Foster Collaboration
Approaches to Learning: Using Team Challenges to Foster Collaboration
(W Feb 24, 1-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Whether for STEM, foreign language, arts, or humanities, applying information is one of the most effective ways for a student to increase their […]
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Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
(F Feb 26, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) This 1.5-hour workshop will address teaching techniques that can be used while conducting a class via live video streaming where all students would […]