Approaches to Learning: Using Puzzles to Teach Pattern Recognition
(W Mar 24, 1-2:30pm 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 tell […]
Student-designed Experiments Part 5: Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
(Tu Mar 30, 7-8:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) Whether in the classroom or at home, how do we initiate the process of student-designed lab or field experiments? The first step is […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Helping Students Discern Fact from Fiction
(W Mar 31, 1-2:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) Information is available from an unlimited number of sources and accessible to anyone. And, anyone who desires can make information available to the […]
Math-infused Science: Part 1 Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
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 […]
Math-infused Science: Part 2 Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
In this 1.5 hr. workshop participants will use an example data set from a Data Nuggets experiment to explore different methods of depicting the same set of numbers in several […]
Math-infused Science: Writing and Speaking About Data (DBQs and FRQs)
How do we talk about data? How do we write about data? In this 1.5 hr. workshop you will discover ways to help your student be specific, using the correct […]
Approaches to Learning: Using Competitions to Engage an Online or In-person Learners
Competitions are assignments that guide students through a preliminary exploration, data collection, analysis, reflection, and revision in a repeating cycle. This process leans on the scientific method and helps students […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Series: Using Debates to Teach Evidence-based Reasoning
An exciting way to engage your students in their online or in-person class is to use a topic that sparks discussion, research, and the desire to sleuth out additional information. […]
Approaches to Learning: Using Puzzles and Pattern Recognition to Teach Content
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, […]
Approaches to Learning: Using Team Challenges to Foster Collaboration
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 […]