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I took three physics classes through a local community college last semester. From how the content was presented in each class, it would be fair to say Physics is primarily concerned with learning a set of equations and then figuring out which equation you need to use in order to find the right answer. This [...] This morning I volunteered to help out one of my physics instructors with an activity on fiber optics at a local high school. I had to skip one of my classes this morning in order to volunteer, but I’m killing it in that class and I haven’t been in a high school classroom in a [...] Welcome back. If you haven’t joined us for the last two posts, let me recommend that you first read about determining rolling friction on the coaster and the project overview. On to the assessment… Assessment is extremely important. It explicitly informs students what things we value (and thus the things we value). If we assess [...] 
On Friday, when discussing the earthquake and tsunami that had just struck Japan, I remember saying to students, “It looks like the death toll will be in the hundreds, which is horrible, but considering the size of the earthquake is pretty low.” Well…as I write this,1 the official death toll is at 2,414 and expected [...] There’s often concern expressed about events like EduCon or the group of people that we follow on Twitter as being an echo-chamber of similar ideas- where we all pat each other on the back for being the same. While that’s a valid concern, for me, coming from my particular situation, it’s invaluable to come together [...] This post includes information and additional resources for my presentation at the Connecticut Educators Computer Association (CECA) conference on October 18, 2010. The full conference schedule is available online, if you’d like to see the other sessions being offered. [UPDATE: Several people requested information about how to access twitter from school if it's blocked. I [...] I’m definitely overdue for a bit of in-progress analysis of Project Climate (as described here). We’ve been at it for a few weeks now, and we’re in the final stages of the project as a whole. Makin’ me proud Quality of product. The quality level of the students’ writing and thinking on climate change related [...] Joe Wood dropped a comment on my last post (Where I Stand: IWBs) that helped to rethink my stance a bit on the IWB. I’m pretty surprised by this, since I really have thought about the “IWB dilemma” quite a bit and wasn’t anticipating changing my position any. What stays the same Okay, so [...] |
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