Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Building Curiosity
(Sa Oct 3, 11am-12:30 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: Writing and Speaking About Data (for DBQs and FRQs)
(Sa Oct 3, 1pm-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) How do we talk about data? How do we write about data? In this 1.5 hr. workshop you will discover ways to […]
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 7 Hypothesis Testing Using Tests of Correlation
(W Oct 7, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Parts 5-8 continue the Statistics for Science series to include the skills required in high school Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate […]
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
(W Oct 7, 7-8:30pm 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 many […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Helping Students Write an Experimental Procedure
(Sa Oct 10, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this workshop we will pick up where Part 1 of this series left off. We begin with a list of variables […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Writing Easy-to-Use Rubrics
(Sa Oct 10, 1-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this workshop, participants will practice writing rubrics with the intent of assessing the attainment of specific content and skills standards. We […]
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 8 Choosing the Most Appropriate Stats for Your Data
(W Oct 14, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) This is the culminating workshop for the Statistics for Advanced Level Science series. In this session, we will compare the application of […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using ThingLinks for Project-based Learning
(W Oct 14, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Participants will explore two prepared examples of projects created with ThingLink to compare the degree of critical thinking and originality required when […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 3 Guiding Students Through Data Analysis
(Sa Oct 17, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Teachers will play the role of the students, collecting data in their own homes and pooling their observations and measurements in a […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Process Portfolios to Document Thinking and Learning
(Sa Oct 17, 1-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) This 1.5 hr. workshop is dedicated to making thinking “visible” by documenting what influences a student’s thought process and by keeping track […]