Week of Events
NSTA Regional Conference in Portland, OR – Oct. 28-30, 2021
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 […]
PLT: Fostering an Adventurous Exploration of Our World
PLT: Fostering an Adventurous Exploration of Our World
Primary Team Goal: To build a strong repertoire of scientific experimentation and data analysis skills in students for mastery of performance-based assessments such as Internal Assessments (IAs) for IB, independent research, or Capstone Projects in AP and PBAT programs. Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) differ slightly from professional learning communities you may belong to in your school […]
PLT: What Will We Take Forward?
PLT: What Will We Take Forward?
Primary Team Goal: To fearlessly redesign the broken aspects of traditional classroom education in response to a year filled with numerous faltering systems and the illumination of unbearable inequities. Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) differ slightly from professional learning communities you may belong to in your school setting in that PLT members come from all over the […]
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
Statistics for Teaching Science: Part 4 Expressing Error on a Graph
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 from certain calculations are especially informative […]