Math-infused Science: Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
(Sa Sept 12, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Even when learning online, students can be placed at the center of the learning experience to increase their level of engagement and self-reliance. In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will learn how to use any materials at hand to generate data for mathematical analysis. I will help […]
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph
(Sa Sept 12, 1-2:30 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 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 […]
Statistics for General Level Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
(W Sept 16, 5-6:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) Error bars are placed on a graph to give a more detailed account of what was observed. Although there are many descriptors that can be used to draw error bars, in each case the value is used to express the uncertainty or variability of the data. Error bars […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Interpreting and Creating Systems Models
(W Sept 16, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Systems models are diagrams or infographics that contain multiple lines of evidence and data within a single visual presentation. Increasingly used across all subject areas, these graphics can be challenging for students to interpret. In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will act as the students as they […]
Science Education Council of Ohio
Asking Questions & Defining Problems with Kristen Dotti from Catalyst Learning Curricula Thursday, September 17th, 4-5:30 p.m. EDT In this workshop we will practice a repeatable structure for introducing a topic that will be studied through scientific exploration using a remote teaching and learning platform. We will help our students conduct a preliminary investigation at home […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 3 Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
(Sa Sept 19, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Online learning does not have to be devoid of depth, there are plenty of ways to hone your teaching skills and challenge your students within the confines of teaching remotely. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you will take part in several assignments that foster higher-order thinking in an […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Helping Students Identify Logical Fallacies
(Sa Sept 19, 1-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Fallacies are errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument. However, fallacies do not necessarily weaken the impact of the argument—on the contrary, fallacies are employed as persuasive devices that lead an audience to false conclusions. In this workshop, participants will learn to identify some […]
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using a Chi-squared Analysis
(W Sept 23, 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 (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 […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Pattern Puzzles to Teach Content
(W Sept 23, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will work individually and then as a team to identify a pattern in puzzle pieces that are tell the story of a theorem, function, or process. Once the pattern is defined, participants will use the pattern to predict what comes before […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
(Sa Sept 26, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) This 1.5-hour workshop will address teaching techniques that can be used while conducting a class via live video streaming where all students would meet at the same time (aka synchronous teaching) using a platform such as Google Meets, Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you […]