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NGSS Activities for Teaching Cell Biology
This 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 teach the entire unit of cell biology with methods that allow you to drop the lecture, worksheets, and PowerPoints in exchange for active teaching. Drawing […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges in an Online Class
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges in an Online Class
(M June 29, 2-3:30 pm EDT) 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 use […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 3 Genetics Unit Topics
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 3 Genetics Unit Topics
(M June 29, 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 to create a list of priorities in case students are working online when this unit is taught. As a group of peers, general level, Pre-AP, […]
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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Using Debates in an Online Class
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Using Debates in an Online Class
(Tu June 30, 12-1:30pm EDT) 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 a synchronous video […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 1 Setting Up Your Asynchronous Classes
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 1 Setting Up Your Asynchronous Classes
(Tu June 30, 2-3:30pm EDT) 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 program called Google Classroom.* This program allows you […]
Math-infused Science: Describing Data in Written and Verbal Formats FRQs & DBQs
Math-infused Science: Describing Data in Written and Verbal Formats FRQs & DBQs
(Tu June 30, 4-5:30pm EDT) 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 identify and describe trends in a set of numbers. We will play two games useful for building […]
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Statistics for General Level Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
Statistics for General Level Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
(W July 1, 2-3:30 pm EDT) Error bars are placed on a graph to give a more detailed account of what was observed. Although there are many descriptors that can be used to draw error bars, in each case the value is used to express the uncertainty or variability of the data. Error bars created […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 4 Evolution Unit Topics
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 4 Evolution Unit Topics
(M July 1, 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 to create a list of priorities in case students are working online when this unit is taught. As a group of peers, general level, Pre-AP, […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Competitions in an Online Class
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Competitions in an Online Class
(W July 1, 6-7:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Competitions are assignments that guide students through a preliminary exploration, data collection, analysis, reflection, and revision in a repeating cycle. This process leans on the scientific method and helps students practice character skills such as persistence, curiosity, critical thinking, and self-direction. For my own purposes, I will […]
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Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Developing Curiosity
Student-designed Experiments: Part 1 Developing Curiosity
(M July 6, 12-1:30 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: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph
(M July 6, 2-3:30 pm 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 […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 5 Anatomy and Physiology Unit Topics
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 to create a list of priorities in case students are working online when this unit is taught. As a group of peers, general level, Pre-AP, […]
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Statistics for Teaching General Level Science: The Problem with Describing Data Using the Mean
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 consideration for how they might defend that choice. So, you might think, what’s the harm in that? Everyone knows what is meant by this descriptor, […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 2 Holding Synchronous Video Classes
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 the pros and cons of several popular programs (Zoom, Google Meets, Microsoft Teams, and Webex) discussing why you may choose one over another. This is […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges in an Online Class
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 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 […]
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Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Writing a Procedure
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 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 […]
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using Chi-squared
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 courses. In these workshops, we will learn how and when to use each of the most common statistical tests that are used to test hypotheses. […]
In Case I Am Teaching Biology Online in 2020-21: Part 6 Ecology Unit Topics
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 to create a list of priorities in case students are working online when this unit is taught. As a group of peers, general level, Pre-AP, […]
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Student-designed Labs and Statistics for AP/IB Sciences
In 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 face when working on data collection and analysis. Time will be spent on generating novel investigations, simulations, games, and investigations to bolster lab design skills […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 3 Analyzing Collected Data
Student-designed Experiments: Part 3 Analyzing Collected Data
(M July 13, 12-1:30 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 […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 3 Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 3 Optimizing Critical Thinking in an Asynchronous Online Class
(M July 13, 2-3:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) 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 […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Offering Choice Menus for Differentiated Assessment
Standards-based Grading Series: Offering Choice Menus for Differentiated Assessment
(M July 13, 4-5:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Participants will be given an example of a choice menu to see how this assessment tool can be used within an online or in-person class. Assessment menus allow greater autonomy in a class as students choose the type of assignment that appeals to them or allows them […]
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Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
(Tu July 14, 2-3:30pm Eastern Daylight Time) 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 Google Meets, Zoom, Teams, etc. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you will take […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Writing Easy-to-Use Rubrics
Standards-based Grading Series: Writing Easy-to-Use Rubrics
(Tu July 14, 4-5:30pm 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 enough […]
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Student-designed Experiments: Part 4 Drawing Conclusions
Student-designed Experiments: Part 4 Drawing Conclusions
(W July 15, 12-1:30 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 […]
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 6 Hypothesis Testing Using the Student’s t-test
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 6 Hypothesis Testing Using the Student’s t-test
(W July 15, 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 courses. In these workshops, we will learn how and when to use each of the most common statistical tests that are used to test hypotheses. […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Stop-animation Videos in an Online Class
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Stop-animation Videos in an Online Class
(W July 15, 4-5:30 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 this […]
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Increasing Student Engagement and Critical Thinking
Who does the thinking in your classroom? If you suspect you are working harder than your students, then this workshop is for you. All students are able to think critically, but you must make the material relevant to get a high level of engagement. Find ways to draw your students in, away from their cell […]
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Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 7 Hypothesis Testing Using Tests of Correlation
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 7 Hypothesis Testing Using Tests of Correlation
(W July 22, 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 courses. In these workshops, we will learn how and when to use each of the most common statistical tests that are used to test hypotheses. […]
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Math-infused Science: Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
Math-infused Science: Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
(W July 29, 12-1:30 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 workshop, teachers will learn how to use any materials at hand to generate data for mathematical analysis. I will help you develop […]
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 8 Choosing the Most Appropriate Statistics for Your Data
Statistics for Advanced Science: Part 8 Choosing the Most Appropriate Statistics for Your Data
(W July 29, 2-3:30 pm EDT) 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 for the […]