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April 2020
NSTA Annual Conference in Boston, MA – Apr 2-4, 2020
Come visit us at Booth 3212 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center April 2-4, 2020 and stay to take a hands-on workshop NGSS Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data to Construct Explanations in Rm TBA at TBA (location and time will be posted when the sessions listings are finalized). In this workshop, participants will use a data-generating activity to model the process of microevolution. Based on the evidence in the class data set, participants will make graphic depictions of hypotheses…
Find out more »June 2020
NGSS Activities for Teaching Cell Biology
This workshop is ideal for general level, AP, or IB Biology teachers who would like to use more student-centered teaching in their course. We will cover all topics required to teach the entire unit of cell biology with methods that allow you to drop the lecture, worksheets, and PowerPoints in exchange for active teaching. Drawing on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and practices you will experience the arc of learning by playing the role of the student as we move…
Find out more »July 2020
Student-designed Labs and Statistics for AP/IB Sciences
In this workshop, you will learn a repeatable structure to inspire creative, well-constructed student-designed experiments. You will learn to implement the peer review process and respond to the challenges students face when working on data collection and analysis. Time will be spent on generating novel investigations, simulations, games, and investigations to bolster lab design skills and improve student understanding of the scientific method. We will use example data sets to test different approaches to dealing with data and formulating defensible…
Find out more »Increasing Student Engagement and Critical Thinking
Who does the thinking in your classroom? If you suspect you are working harder than your students, then this workshop is for you. All students are able to think critically, but you must make the material relevant to get a high level of engagement. Find ways to draw your students in, away from their cell phones and toward the content and skills objectives you have for your course. Using example activities from all different subject areas, we will tap into…
Find out more »October 2020
New Jersey Science Convention – Oct. 21-22, 2020
Swing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional methods and take home new lesson plans. Workshop topic, times and locations will be announced when the sessions listings are finalized.
Find out more »NSTA Regional Conference in Pittsburgh, PA – Oct. 29-31, 2020
Swing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional methods and take home new lesson plans. Workshop topic, times and locations will be announced when the sessions listings are finalized.
Find out more »November 2020
CAST Annual Conference in Houston, TX – Nov. 5-7, 2020
Join me in the exhibit hall to get a peek at printed versions of the AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to peruse the new K-8 STEM and NGSS skills curricula. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional methods and take home new lesson plans. Workshop topic, times and locations will be announced when the sessions listings are finalized.
Find out more »December 2020
NSTA Regional Conference in Phoenix, AZ – Dec. 10-12, 2020
Swing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional methods and take home new lesson plans. Workshop topic, times and locations will be announced when the sessions listings are finalized.
Find out more »February 2021
HASTI 50th Annual Conference 2021
Wander through the exhibit hall to see what is new and get a peek at printed versions of the AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to peruse the new K-8 STEM and NGSS skills curricula. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional methods and take home new lesson plans. Workshop topic, times and locations will be announced when the sessions listings…
Find out more »October 2021
NSTA Regional Conference in Portland, OR – Oct. 28-30, 2021
Swing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional methods and take home new lesson plans. Workshop topic, times and locations will be announced when the sessions listings are finalized.
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