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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 representations that can be used, and each may encourage the reader to make slightly different conclusions, deciding on the most appropriate graph can be tricky. […]
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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 analysis is dependent on the data collected, the method used to report error can substantially impact the strength of the claims made and conclusions drawn. […]
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 go wrong each time we start a video meeting. Little things we learned to do without thought in our first few years to teaching once […]
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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. I will guide you through the process of creating virtual classrooms using a program called Google Classroom*. This program allows you to build a classroom […]
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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 analysis skills into their lesson plans with the user-friendly features of DataClassroom. Whether you just want a solid graphing interface, or you are drawn to […]
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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 in several different ways. We will define the relationship between the research question and the visual representation of data and address the impact visual presentations […]
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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 consideration for how they might defend that choice. So, you might think, what’s the harm in that? Everyone knows what is meant by this descriptor, […]
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 on the scientific method and helps students practice character skills such as persistence, curiosity, critical thinking, and self-direction. For my own purposes, I will differentiate […]
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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 go over the pros and cons of several popular programs (Zoom, Google Meets, Microsoft Teams, and Webex) discussing why you may choose one over another. […]
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 do we encourage this attribute in our students such that they gain the benefits it brings in innovation and invention without the pitfalls of recklessness? […]
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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 your student be specific, using the correct terms, in context, as they identify and describe trends in a set of numbers. We will play two […]
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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 observed data around mean. Anyone teaching Pre-AP, Pre-IB, or college-bound students will likely want to know how to calculate these values, what they indicate, and […]
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 series of photos taken from the same position and a handful of items that can be moved about to create a story. In this1.5 hr. […]
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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 students within the confines of teaching remotely. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you will take part in several assignments that foster higher-order thinking in an asynchronous […]
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 the student takes to apply concepts and reflect upon them before applying them again. This method can be harnessed to provide visible thinking by asking […]
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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 measuring biodiversity. Participants in this 1.5 hr. workshop will gather evidence and make calculations that can be used to describe the health of and changes […]
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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 can be used to draw error bars, in each case the value is used to express the uncertainty or variability of the data. Error bars […]
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 level of understanding and for a teacher to assess mastery of knowledge and skills. Team challenges include any activity that asks a cooperative group to […]
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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 meet at the same time (aka synchronous teaching) using a platform such as Google Meets, Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you will […]