Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Building Curiosity
(Sa Oct 3, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this workshop we will practice a repeatable structure for introducing a topic that will be studied through scientific exploration using a remote teaching and learning platform. We will help our students conduct a preliminary investigation at home developing interest in a particular phenomenon by generating data […]
Math-infused Science: Writing and Speaking About Data (for DBQs and FRQs)
(Sa Oct 3, 1pm-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) 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 terms, in context, as they identify and describe trends in a set of numbers. We will play […]
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 7 Hypothesis Testing Using Tests of Correlation
(W Oct 7, 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 (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 […]
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph for Your Data
(W Oct 7, 7-8:30pm 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 tricky. […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Helping Students Write an Experimental Procedure
(Sa Oct 10, 11am-12:30 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 […]
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 will explore how rubrics can be designed for ease of use and consistent interpretation. I will challenge the participants to make rubrics that are flexible […]
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 different hypothesis tests and discuss how more than one type of statistical analysis may be appropriate for the same set of data. We will look […]
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 this tool is used to simply gather information or to apply ideas. By creating an original example each person will build a new project while […]
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 spreadsheet shared by their lab partners. We will conduct data analysis within lab groups during the workshop to experience how this process can be performed […]
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 of the changes that occur when additional information is acquired. Process portfolios can be used in any subject area where a student’s ideas are evolving: […]