Week of Events
New Jersey Science Convention – Oct. 21-22, 2020
Swing by the booth to peruse printed binders of AP and general level Daily Lesson Plans curricula, Case Studies for Advanced Science, the Math and Statistics for AP/IB Science curriculum, or to check out the new STEM and NGSS skills curricula for grades K-8. Stay to join me for a hands-on workshop using student-centered instructional […]
Math-infused Science: Teaching Graphing Skills Part 2 (Using Data Nuggets)
Math-infused Science: Teaching Graphing Skills Part 2 (Using Data Nuggets)
(W Oct 21, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this workshop participants will use an example data set from the Data Nuggets website 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 […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges to Foster Collaboration
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Team Challenges to Foster Collaboration
(W Oct, 7-8:30 pm 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 […]
Student-designed Experiments: Part 4 Drawing Evidence-based Conclusions
Student-designed Experiments: Part 4 Drawing Evidence-based Conclusions
(Sa Oct 24, 11am-12:30 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 […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Pattern Puzzles to Teach Content
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Pattern Puzzles to Teach Content
(Sa Oct 24, 1-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will work individually and then as a team to identify a pattern in puzzle pieces that are tell the story of a theorem, function, or process. Once the pattern is defined, participants will use the pattern to predict what comes before […]