Topic
Chemistry
34 posts.
Grounding AI in Their Own Handwriting
A metacognitive end-of-year chemistry portfolio built with NotebookLM and Gemini, where the AI can only synthesize what the student actually learned.
Video Analysis Using Padlet
I'm having a great time using Padlet , and the automatically generated QR code provided, to facilitate quick video analysis (often in slow motion) of student work in the laboratory. Below is a...
Kiwi Crate Saves the Day!
Using Kiwi Crate for distance learning inspiration in my chemistry class.
My Entire Distance Learning Curriculum Resources for the Fall Semester
Sharing links to all recent distance learning resources
Current Thoughts on Distance Learning Science Engagement
Four current strategies on science pedagogy in the distance learning setting.
More Distance Learning Hands-On Experimenting
More discussion about integrating hands-on learning into the distance learning setting.
Distance Learning Science Labs (Baby Steps...)
Discussing recent attempts at slowly integrating 'hands-on' learning to distance learning in my chemistry and biology classes.
Simplifying Online Instruction Documentation
Using Google Docs to create simplifying and streamlined student interactive lesson plan.
Online Teaching Reflections
Reflecting on online teaching methods during COVID-10 Pandemic.
Online Teaching Reflections
Reflecting on online teaching methods during COVID-10 Pandemic.
5E / Hero's Journey Example: Stoichiometry (Reactions as Recipes)
CYCLES OF LEARNING
Google Slides Lab Report: A Simple, Tangible, Reasonable Solution
Google Slides Lab| I have written in the past about my transition from formal lab reporting to the use of Google Slides as a student form of reporting lab work.
A Simple and POWERFUL Chemistry Manipulative
A Simple and POWERFUL Chemistry Manipulative | I love teaching with manipulative in the form of a lesson in my chemistry class this year. Ramsey Musallam
5 Levels of Difficulty Videos: Alternative Assessment Inspiration
CYCLES OF LEARNING
Editing Videos for Involuntary Curiosity: 3 Chemistry Examples
When reading the research on Curiosity , Involuntary Curiosity is of particular interest to us teachers. Defined by Loewenstein (1994) as curiosity that '...arises spontaneously as a result of...
5 Ways to Embed Coding & Electronics into Your Science Curriculum
If you are like me as a science teacher, you simultaneously live the acronym 'STEM' and are exhausted by its overuse in nearly every blog, set of state standards
How to 'ClassSource” a Simple, Meaningful, and USEFUL Review Document
Before every major assessment I like to facilitate review activities in class. That being said, I can only handle the Kahoot theme song so much Cycles of Learning
5th Grader Designed My AP Chemistry Lesson!
That Time a 5th Grader Designed My AP Chemistry Lesson! | About the connection between the 5E learning cycle and Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey.
5 Meaningful Ways to Leverage the 'MakeyMakey' in Your Teaching
Arduinoi, MakeyMakey, Invention, Assistive Technology
Flipped Learning: From Early Adoption to Critical Revision
Flpped, Pedagogy, Video
Building Our Own Equipment: When Chemistry and 'Making' Collide!
Maker, Invention, Sensors, Chemistry
5 Videos That Remind Me of the Teacher I Want to Be
videos, inspiration, teacher, reflection, TED.
Google, Document, Curation, Creation, Textbook
Student Created and Curated Textbook
Chemistry, Chem, Demos, NGSS, AP
Chem Demos (Vol. I): 10 Cheap, Practical, Curious, and Aligned Chem Demos
Movies, Clips, Curiosity, Spark, Videos
My 15 Favorite Movie Clips to Use as Science Curiosity Sparks, Strategically leveraging clips from movies that show various phenomena. Read more: Cycles of Learning.
Curiosity, Technology, Chemistry
Most powerful ways to spark Involuntary Curiosity in students is to strategically trim a video clip to remove content or present an unresolved of the content.
Student Curated Study Guides via G. Form File Submission
Student Curated Study Guides via G. Form File Submission | Last year a new feature was added to Google Forms which allows users to submit a file. Cycles of Learning.
Comprehensive 'STEM' (DIY Titration Drop Counter)
Last week, in an effort to keep both my sections of Honors Chemistry moving at the same pace, I found myself with a day to spare in one section. Cycles of learning
Sparking Curiosity Using 'Vibby'
CYCLES OF LEARNING
Student Blogging
Experimenting this year with very organized student blogging. With respect to assessment, at the conclusion of every learning cycle students take a quiz.
Explosive Science Camp: Day 1
CYCLES OF LEARNING
ChemEd 2105 Speaker/Facilitator Submissions
Presentation As chemistry educators, we are called to not only help our students negotiate the algorithmic complexities intrinsic to the discipline, but perhaps more importantly, work towards a deep..
MakeyMakey Titration Drop Counter Hack
CYCLES OF LEARNING
AP Chemistry Syllabus (2013-2014)
CYCLES OF LEARNING