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 […]
New Jersey Science Convention – Oct. 21-22, 2020
Marriott Forrestal 100 College Rd East, Princeton, NJSwing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, […]
Math-infused Science: Teaching Graphing Skills Part 2 (Using Data Nuggets)
(W Oct 21, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this workshop participants will use an example data set from the Data Nuggets website to explore different methods of depicting the […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges to Foster Collaboration
(W Oct, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Whether for STEM, foreign language, arts, or humanities, applying information is one of the most effective ways for a student to increase their […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 4 Drawing Evidence-based Conclusions
(Sa Oct 24, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) This workshop will focus on the content and demands of the conclusion section of a lab report, with applications to data-based questions […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Pattern Puzzles to Teach Content
(Sa Oct 24, 1-2:30 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 […]