NGSS Activities for Teaching Cell Biology
Hilton Garden Inn 309 College Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis 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 […]
Statistics for General Level Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
(W July 1, 2-3:30 pm EDT) Error bars are placed on a graph to give a more detailed account of what was observed. Although there are many descriptors that can […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 4 Evolution Unit Topics
(M July 1, 4-5:30 pm EDT) In this series, we will rework one unit of the biology curriculum each session with a goal of stripping down the content and skills […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Competitions in an Online Class
(W July 1, 6-7:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Competitions are assignments that guide students through a preliminary exploration, data collection, analysis, reflection, and revision in a repeating cycle. This process […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Developing Curiosity
(M July 6, 12-1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this workshop we will practice a repeatable structure for introducing a topic that will be studied through scientific exploration using a […]
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph
(M July 6, 2-3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Students aren’t the only ones who struggle to determine the best way to display data in graphic form. Because there are usually […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 5 Anatomy and Physiology Unit Topics
(M July 6, 4-5:30 pm EDT) In this series, we will rework one unit of the biology curriculum each session with a goal of stripping down the content and skills […]
Statistics for General Level Science: Part 1 Measuring and Reporting Uncertainty
(M July 6, 6-7:30 pm EDT) All measurements include some degree of uncertainty or error, but how it is reported is decided by the person collecting the data. Because analysis […]
Statistics for Teaching General Level Science: The Problem with Describing Data Using the Mean
(Tu July 7, 12-1:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) Often by middle school and certainly by high school, students default to the mean as the best way to describe data without much […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 2 Holding Synchronous Video Classes
(Tu July 7, 2-3:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this 1.5-hour workshop, we will compare several online streaming platforms that you may find useful for class meetings. We will go over […]