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, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional […]
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 same set of numbers in several different ways. We will define the relationship between the research question and the visual representation of data and address […]
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 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 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 and internal assessments for IB students, and free response questions for AP students. The conclusions drawn from experimental data must be limited to the scope […]
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 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 […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Using Debates to Teach Evidence-based Reasoning
(W Oct 28, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) An exciting way to engage your students in their online class is to use a topic that sparks discussion, research, and the desire to sleuth out additional information. In this workshop, teachers will participate in a debate in an asynchronous platform (such as Google Classroom) and in […]
NSTA Regional Conference in Pittsburgh, PA – Oct. 29-31, 2020
David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesSwing 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, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional […]
Student-designed Experiments Part 5 Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
(Sa Oct 31, 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 […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Stop-animation Videos to Learn Concepts
(Sa Oct 31, 1-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Combat attrition with engaging assignments that can be sculpted to the student’s abilities and interest. Stop-animation videos are a short movies made with a series of photos taken from the same position and a handful of items that can be moved about to create story. In this1.5 […]
Solutions Forum Series: Successful Strategies to Increase Student Attendance, Engagement, and Participation
(Tu Nov 3, 7-8 pm Eastern Standard Time) This 1-hour forum is a collaborative experience where teachers exchange solutions to challenges faced in the 2020-21 school year. Notes will be taken using shared documents so each person will benefit from all concurrent conversations regardless of which breakout room they attend. Groups will be remixed with […]