Week of Events
Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Helping Students Write an Experimental Procedure
Student-designed Experiments: Part 2 Helping Students Write an Experimental Procedure
(Tu Mar 9, 7-8:30pm Eastern Standard 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 write […]
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 6 Hypothesis Testing Using the Student’s t-test
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 6 Hypothesis Testing Using the Student’s t-test
(W Mar 10, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) 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 […]
Approaches to Learning: Incorporating Critical Thinking and Differentiation into Project-based Learning Outcomes
Approaches to Learning: Incorporating Critical Thinking and Differentiation into Project-based Learning Outcomes
(W Mar 10, 1-2:30pm Eastern Standard Time) Participants in this 1.5 hr. workshop, will compare project-based learning outcomes and use their analysis to backward map the lesson such that it hits the skills and thinking objectives desired. In this workshop teachers will work with several free online applications that allow students to create diverse projects […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Writing Easy-to-Use Rubrics
Standards-based Grading Series: Writing Easy-to-Use Rubrics
(F Mar 12, 11am-12:30pm Eastern Standard Time) In this 1.5 hr. 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 […]
Approaches to Learning: Helping Students Give Kind and Useful Critical Feedback
Approaches to Learning: Helping Students Give Kind and Useful Critical Feedback
(F Mar 12, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Time) One of the tools of student-centered teaching is the peer review process. In this technique, students gather in small groups and present their work to one another. The audience of peers is asked to use their knowledge and experience to give critical feedback to the presenter so they can […]