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Call for jurors: 2024 Conceptual Physics Tournament, on May 19. We pay $100.

Jacobs Physics

In my school's conceptual physics program, we give cumulative written tests after the first and second trimesters. In lieu of a final exam*, we are once again running the Woodberry Forest Conceptual Physics Tournament! These problems will be in the style of AP Physics 1 "paragraph response" questions. We need jurors.

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Jurors wanted: 2023 Conceptual Physics Tournament, on May 21. We pay $100.

Jacobs Physics

In my school's conceptual physics program, we give cumulative written tests after the first and second trimesters. In lieu of a final exam*, we are once again running the Woodberry Forest Conceptual Physics Tournament! These problems will be in the style of AP Physics 1 "paragraph response" questions. We need jurors.

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How Students Use Unofficial Online Backchannels for Classes

ED Surge

.” — Aaron Zachmeier, associate director for instructional design and development at the University of California at Santa Cruz In some ways it’s just an online version of informal networking that students have always done as they chat with classmates in physical classrooms before or after class.

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Knowledge vs. Experience: What I’ve Learned About the Art of Teaching

STEM Education Works

in Physics, I happen to think I know quite a bit about the subject of physics and science in general. Let me give you a few examples: Classroom Logistics: There are a LOT of logistical factors that go into teaching a classroom full of students. I don’t mean to boast, but as someone with a Ph.D.

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Woodberry Forest Conceptual Physics Tournament - May 22 2022. Come be a juror! (We will pay.)

Jacobs Physics

In my school's conceptual physics program, we give cumulative written exams after the first and second trimesters. In lieu of a final exam*, we are once again running the Woodberry Forest Conceptual Physics Tournament! These problems will be in the style of AP Physics 1 "paragraph response" questions. Now we are back. *

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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

ED Surge

One of the biggest complaints about the HyFlex model is the logistical challenge for the teacher of attending to those in the physical classroom as well as those logging in remotely on Zoom.

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It’s Time To Take Teacher Burnout Seriously. Here’s How.

ED Surge

According to a national poll by the EdWeek Research Center, sixty percent of teachers are finding their jobs frequently or always stressful , compromising their physical health, sleep and ability to enjoy free time with family or friends. Not right-sized.

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