Week of Events
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 3 Getting Comfortable with Variance, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 3 Getting Comfortable with Variance, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error
(W Sept 9, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) The variance, standard deviation, and standard error of the mean are excellent methods for describing data because they convey the variability of the observed data around mean. Anyone teaching Pre-AP, Pre-IB, or college-bound students will likely want to know how to calculate these values, what they indicate, […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Competitions to Engage an Online Class
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Competitions to Engage an Online Class
(W Sept 9, 7-8:30pm 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 differentiate […]
Math-infused Science: Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
Math-infused Science: Data-generating Activities for Labs and Computation
(Sa Sept 12, 11am-12:30 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 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will learn how to use any materials at hand to generate data for mathematical analysis. I will help […]
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph
Math-infused Science: Choosing the Most Appropriate Graph
(Sa Sept 12, 1-2:30 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 […]