Are you looking for ways to support your students in developing a computational thinking mindset in any area of science? Computational thinking is a systematic, multi-pronged, problem solving approach at the heart of computer science and other fields that engage with complex issues. Whether…
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This workshop series will be led by teacher-leaders from our Culturally Responsive Teaching in STEM Task Force. Guiding Principles & Goals The Dimensions of Responsiveness in STEM workshop will be grounded in the guiding principles developed by our CRT Taskforce, including: Establishing…
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Tried & Tested Collaborative Whiteboard Tools – Student work from the virtual classroom. Effective collaboration among students in our virtual classrooms remains a challenge. In this workshop roundtable, four of our workshop teacher-leaders will share their favorite whiteboard tool, why they’ve chosen…
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Why do we ask questions anyway? Socratic dialogue is a way of both intentionally and spontaneously curating a student’s path to understanding – by reflecting and expanding on students’ own questions. In this workshop we will explore the seven types of Socratic…
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Quantum theory is notorious for its complexity – but does it have to be? In this workshop we will introduce basic principles of quantum theory at a level suitable to high-school students, and we will discuss how these principles enable novel quantum…
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How can we leverage our curricula and standards to help our students understand Covid-19? Over the two sessions of this workshop, participants will develop and explore the use of a Biology-based simulation as a common platform for creating exemplar lessons uniting biology and…
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