Remote Teaching and Learning Part 1: Getting Organized
The purpose of this 1.5-hour workshop is to organize your teaching load into discrete groups that you can access so contact is continuous throughout the time school is closed. I will guide you through the process of creating virtual classrooms using a free program called Google Classroom.* This program allows you to build a classroom […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Part 4: Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Live Streaming Class
This 1.5-hour workshop will address teaching techniques that can be used while conducting a class via live video streaming where all students would meet at the same time (aka synchronous teaching) using a platform such as Zoom, Google Meets, Teams, etc. You will be invited into a classroom meeting and participate as a student so […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Part 3: Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
Online learning does not have to be devoid of depth, there are plenty of ways to hone your teaching skills and challenge your students within the confines of teaching remotely. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you will take part in several assignments that foster higher-order thinking in an asynchronous learning environment. You will play the role […]
Math Infused Science: Data-generating Activities
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 workshop, teachers will learn how to use any materials at hand to generate data for mathematical analysis. I will help you develop techniques for seeing new ways to use what […]
Math Infused Science: Representing Data with Graphs
In this workshop participants will use an example data set 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 the impact visual presentations make on conclusions. As a participant you will be […]
Math Infused Science: Describing Data in Written and Verbal Formats
How do we talk about data? How do we write about data? In this workshop you will discover ways to help your student be specific, using the correct terms, in context, as they describe trends in a set of numbers. We will play two games useful for building a working vocabulary and increasing student reliance […]
Student-designed Experiments Part 1: Developing Curiosity
Struggling to teach a lab-based science course using remote learning? 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 to develop interest in a particular phenomenon, […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Part 3: Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
Online learning does not have to be devoid of depth, there are plenty of ways to hone your teaching skills and challenge your students within the confines of teaching remotely. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you will take part in several assignments that foster higher-order thinking in an asynchronous learning environment. You will play the role […]
Student-designed Experiments Part 2: Writing a Procedure
Struggling to teach a lab-based science course using remote learning? 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 […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Part 2: Choose a Program for Synchronous Live Streaming Classes
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, Cisco Webex) and discuss why you may choose one over another. This is not a techy workshop, instead, I […]