Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 3 Getting Comfortable with Variance, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error
(W Sept 9, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) The variance, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean are excellent methods for describing data because they convey the variability of […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Competitions to Engage an Online Class
(W Sept 9, 7-8:30pm 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 leans […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]