Week of Events
Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Building Curiosity
Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Building Curiosity
(Tu Mar 2, 7-8:30pm Eastern Standard Time) In this workshop, we will practice a repeatable structure for introducing a topic that will be studied through scientific exploration using a remote or in-person teaching platform. We will help our students conduct a preliminary investigation at home developing interest in a particular phenomenon by generating data and […]
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using a Chi-squared Analysis
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using a Chi-squared Analysis
(W Mar 3, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Parts 5-8 continue the Statistics for Science series to include the skills required in high school Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) science courses. In these workshops, we will learn how and when to use each of the most common statistical tests that are used to test […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Using Debates to Teach Evidence-based Reasoning
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Using Debates to Teach Evidence-based Reasoning
(W Mar 3, 1-2:30pm Eastern StandardTime) Debates are an exciting way to engage your students as an introduction to content, an in-depth exploration of the nuances, or an assessment of understanding. The peer interactions of this learning format motivate students to use research skills and hone communication skills. In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Offering Choice Menus for Differentiated Assessment
Standards-based Grading Series: Offering Choice Menus for Differentiated Assessment
(F Mar 5, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Participants will be given an example of a choice menu to see how this assessment tool can be used within an online or in-person class. Assessment menus allow greater autonomy in a class as students choose the type of assignment that appeals to them or allows them to […]
Approaches to Learning: How to Build Inclusion, Differentiation, and Autonomy into Your Curriculum
Approaches to Learning: How to Build Inclusion, Differentiation, and Autonomy into Your Curriculum
(F Mar 5, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Twenty-first century teaching is challenged by the fact that we are preparing students for a world that does not yet exist. When the techniques used in the classroom or the content taught in the course are dated, students are quick to acknowledge that discord and can disengage. Participants […]