Online Teaching Techniques: Using Stop-animation Videos in an Online Class
(M June 22, 2-3:30 pm EDT) 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 […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 1 Biochemistry Unit Topics
(M June 22, 4-5:30 pm EDT) In this series, we will rework one unit of the biology curriculum each week with a goal of stripping down the content and skills […]
Math-infused Science: Data Modeling Activities for Ecology – Lincoln’s and Simpson’s Indices
(M June 22, 6-7:30 pm EDT) Using manipulatives found in our homes, we will simulate two common field science experiments: Lincoln’s Index for measuring abundance and Simpson’s Index for measuring […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Helping Students Discern Fact from Fiction
(Tu June 23, 12-1:30pm EDT) Information is available from an unlimited number of sources and accessible to anyone. And, anyone who desires can make information available to the masses regardless […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 3 Analyzing Collected Data
(Tu June 23, 2-3:30pm EDT) 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 […]
Math-infused Science: Representing Research Data with Graphs
(Tu June 23, 4-5:30pm EDT) 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. […]
Statistics for General Level Science: Part 3 Getting Comfortable with Variance, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error
(W June 24, 2-3:30 pm EDT) The variance, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean are excellent methods for describing data because they convey the variability of the observed […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 2 Cell Biology Unit Topics
(M June 24, 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 […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 4 Drawing Conclusions
(W June 24, 6-7:30 pm EDT) 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 […]
NGSS Activities for Teaching Cell Biology
Hilton Garden Inn 309 College Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis workshop is ideal for general level, AP, or IB Biology teachers who would like to use more student-centered teaching in their course. We will cover all topics required to […]