In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 5 Anatomy and Physiology Unit Topics
(M July 6, 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 […]
Statistics for General Level Science: Part 1 Measuring and Reporting Uncertainty
(M July 6, 6-7:30 pm EDT) All measurements include some degree of uncertainty or error, but how it is reported is decided by the person collecting the data. Because analysis […]
Statistics for Teaching General Level Science: The Problem with Describing Data Using the Mean
(Tu July 7, 12-1:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) Often by middle school and certainly by high school, students default to the mean as the best way to describe data without much […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 2 Holding Synchronous Video Classes
(Tu July 7, 2-3:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) 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 […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges in an Online Class
(Tu July 7, 4-5:30pm 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 […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Writing a Procedure
(W July 8, 12-1:30 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 […]
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using Chi-squared
(W July 8, 2-3:30 pm EDT) 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 […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 6 Ecology Unit Topics
(M July 8, 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 […]
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Series: Helping Students Identify Logical Fallacies
(W July 8, 6-7:30 pm EDT) Fallacies are errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument. However, fallacies do not necessarily weaken the impact of the argument—on the […]
Student-designed Labs and Statistics for AP/IB Sciences
Hilton Garden Inn 309 College Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesIn this workshop, you will learn a repeatable structure to inspire creative, well-constructed student-designed experiments. You will learn to implement the peer review process and respond to the challenges students […]