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Virginia Science Teacher Association Conference
Math-infused Science: Writing About Data in FRQs and DBQs FRIDAY, Nov 13th 8:00PM – 8:45PM (Session 8) Grade Level: MS-HS-COL Content: Math in Science, AP and IB Courses Kristen Dotti, Catalyst Learning Curricula In this workshop you will discover ways to teach your student to be specific, using the correct terms, in context, as they […]
Solutions Forum Series: Successful Strategies for Differentiation, Student Evaluation, and Assessment
(Tu Nov 17, 7-8pm Eastern Standard Time) This 1-hour forum is a collaborative experience where teachers exchange solutions to challenges faced in the 2020-21 school year. Notes will be taken using shared documents so each person will benefit from all concurrent conversations regardless of which breakout room they attend. Groups will be remixed with each […]
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. […]
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
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
(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 […]