Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. He discusses common mistakes when teachers implement mastery learning as well as the types of classes that work well with mastery learning.

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Learning Chemistry Competency-Based Learning Physics 287

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

My first foray into using video in my teaching involved a TV cart wheeled into my classroom, replete with a connected VHS player—and no remote. As a teacher or a student, you may remember a holiday-week screening of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, or a school-wide showing of a “ Stranger Danger ” PSA? Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Click Here to Look at the Deals. This is where I'm shopping for my husband a laptop right now. Don't tell him! They have the best deals, for sure, in my opinion. But I think you should tell all of the educators you know that you can get special student and educator Black Friday discounts at my special link: [link] now through November 27, 2022.

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Computer Education Education Technology 184

STEMe

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Chandler, AZ The idea of nanotechnology comes from the world’s production and usage of nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are particles of matter that have a diameter in the range of 1 to 100 nm. They’re found everywhere in nature and used in many industries. How were nanoparticles created? Well, there are many processes in the makeup of these individual particles, especially in cosmology, geology, and biology.

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Automotive Biology Geology Research 52

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

Teaching

Newton STEM

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will host an in-person event, Birds & Blooms , on December 3, 11AM-1PM at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (26 Oxford Street, Cambridge). Learn how many of the birds in the northeastern United States spend the winter in Latin America socializing and eating among tropical trees and flowers. Admission is included with museum admission.

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