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 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 […]
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 to create a list of priorities in case students are working online when this unit is taught. As a group of peers, general level, Pre-AP, […]
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 is dependent on the data collected, the method used to report error can substantially impact the strength of the claims made and conclusions drawn. In […]
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 consideration for how they might defend that choice. So, you might think, what’s the harm in that? Everyone knows what is meant by this descriptor, […]
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 the pros and cons of several popular programs (Zoom, Google Meets, Microsoft Teams, and Webex) discussing why you may choose one over another. This is […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges in an Online Class
(Tu July 7, 4-5:30pm 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 level of understanding and for a teacher to assess mastery of knowledge and skills. Team challenges include any activity that asks a cooperative group to […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Writing a Procedure
(W July 8, 12-1:30 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 our students have identified as potentially impacting a particular phenomenon they have explored. Using a think-pair-share process, we will give students the structure needed to […]
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using Chi-squared
(W July 8, 2-3:30 pm EDT) 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 test hypotheses. […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 6 Ecology Unit Topics
(M July 8, 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 to create a list of priorities in case students are working online when this unit is taught. As a group of peers, general level, Pre-AP, […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Series: Helping Students Identify Logical Fallacies
(W July 8, 6-7:30 pm EDT) 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 common fallacies […]