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Summary of Core Learning Opportunities
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
“Alexa, Grade My Tests!”: Utilizing Technology to Give Students Feedback (SSW)
Accessing Computer Science (PLT) Art and Design Using Bootstrap Algebra (SSW) Big Data: Machine Learning and Statistics (MINI)
Coding an Epidemic Model (MINI) Creating Engaging Google Forms
(SSW)
Data Science in the COVID-19 Era
(MINI)
Designing Meaningful Coding Projects (PLT) Disrupting Algorithms of Oppression p (SSW)
Getting Sweet With Google Suite
(MINI)
Introduction to Python Programming
(MINI)
MƒA Tech Night (SSW) On Zoom and in the Room: Engaging and Assessing Students Online With Nearpod (MINI) Press Record: Making Your Instruction Work on Video (SSW)
Talk Less, Teach More: Using Video to Create a Blended or Flipped Classroom (MINI)
Using Screencastify to Enhance Instruction (SSW) INQUIRY, PRACTICE, AND LEADERSHIP
Affirming Students’ Identities p (SSW) An Anti-Bias Approach to Cultivating Equitable K-5 Classroom Communities p (SSW)
Antidote for Racial Battle Fatigue: Embodied Self-Care for Black/Brown Teachers p (SSW)
Building Rapport With Students p
(PLT)
Converting Pencil and Paper Exams to Virtual Assessments (SSW)
Creating a Bigger Tent... Online p
(SSW)
Creating a Healing-Centered (Virtual) Classroom p (MINI)
Creating Spaces that Empower Diverse Identities in the STEM Classroom p (MINI)
Cultivating Resilience (ELC) Differentiation in a Blended Classroom p (SSW)
Discovering ELL Strategies for STEM Classrooms p (PLT)
Education Revolution: Finding Your Seat at the Table p (MINI)
Equity and Optimal Challenge: ALLED Discussion Routines p (MINI)
Examining Mastery-Based Learning Best Practices (PLT)
Fostering Compassionate and Vulnerable Spaces in the Classroom and Beyond p (ELC) Fusing Science and Mathematics: Designing Relevant Interdisciplinary Lessons (PLT)
Giving Effective Feedback (SSW) Hard Conversations on Race and Equity Part II: Support for Teacher Leaders p (MINI)
How to Design Project-Based Learning Curriculum (ELC) Human-Centered Problem Solving in a Virtual World (MINI)
Implementing and Evaluating Mindfulness Practice in Your STEM Classroom (MINI)
An Introduction to Upteach (SSW) Language That Labels: Deconstructing (Dis)Abling Discourse p (SSW)
Pedagogy of Ferguson p (SSW) Peer Coaching in the STEM Classroom (PLT)
Planning Book Clubs for Equity p
(PLT)
Psychosocial Capacity Building With a Racial Justice Lens p (MINI)
Queer your Classroom! p (SSW) Race as Trauma in Education p (MINI)
Racial Equity in the Classroom and Beyond p (PLT) Restorative and Transformative Practices p (MINI)
Rethinking “Teacher Burnout” (PLT) Rethinking Homework (SSW) Self-Care Skills for Teachers and Students (SSW)
Short and Long-Term Crisis Intervention in the Classroom p (SSW)
So You Want to Talk About Race? p
(PLT)
STEM Icons in the Classroom p (PLT)
Stress Management in the New Normal (SSW) Sustainable Design in the STEM Classroom (MINI)
Taking Culturally Responsive Teaching Back to Our Schools p (PLT) Teacher as Writer (PLT)
Teacher, Know Thyself: Upending Racism and Shaping Change p (MINI) Teaching as a Human Endeavor: A Space to Reimagine and Redesign
(MINI)
Teaching With Graphs From The New York Times (SSW)
Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices p (MINI)
Universal Design for Learning to Create More Equitable Classroom Communities p (SSW)
Using Student-Created Podcasts as an Assessment Tool (SSW)
We Got This! Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be p (PLT)
Where’s the Design in Universal Design for Learning? p (ELC) Working Towards National Board Certification (PLT)
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Summary of Core Learning Opportunities cont.
MATHEMATICS
Advanced Desmos Activity Builder
(PLT)
Analyzing Free Formative Assessment Lessons in Mathematics for 6-12th Grade (PLT)
Applying Calculus to Business (SSW) Apportionment: No Representation Without Calculation (SSW) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: The Power of Conviction in Secondary Mathematics (SSW) Bringing Culturally Relevant Mathematics Pedagogy Into the Classroom p (MINI) Bringing Modern Mathematics Into the Classroom (SSW) Building a Project-Based Curriculum for Algebra II (PLT) Building Dynamic Explorations With GeoGebra (MINI) Building Mathematics Learning Communities p (PLT) Census 2020: Making It Count in the Classroom p (SSW) Cubic Polynomials and Euler’s Triangle Determination Problem (MINI) The Dark Side of Big Data p (MINI) Engaging Activities in Statistics in a Distance or Blended Learning Environment (PLT)
Exploring Exploding Dots (SSW) Game Theory: An Introduction to Static and Dynamic Games (MINI) Fostering the Cultural and Mathematical Strengths of Our Students p (MINI) Geometry for All: Interactive Tasks to Encourage Access for ALL Students
(PLT)
Illustrative Mathematics: An Algebra I Curriculum Study (ELC) In Utero Human Growth: A Comprehensive Life Science Project in Calculus (MINI) Interrogating “Common Sense” in Mathematics Education: Toward AntiRacist Lenses p (MINI) Let’s Talk About It: Fostering Discourse in the Mathematics Classroom (MINI)
A “Lill” Magic (SSW) Making Algebra Accessible to All Remotely (PLT) Mathematical Language Routines
(PLT)
Mathematics in Managing Type I Diabetes (SSW) Maximize Real-Time Feedback Using the Desmos Activity Builder Computation Layer (MINI) Middle School Mathematics: Planning for Remote Learning (PLT) Mobilizing Mathematics Students to Demand Actions for Gun Safety (SSW) Numeracy and Algebra Routines in Virtual Spaces (MINI) Original Sources in Mathematics: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
(SSW)
Our District, Our Data: Developing Insights From Internal Data p (MINI) Pencil to Paper: Using Writing to See and Expand Mathematical Thinking
(SSW)
Proof Through Play: Exploring Axiomatic Systems and Proof With Games (MINI) Samurai, Kissing Circles, and the Geometry of Shinto Shrines (SSW) Statistics Through Simulations (MINI) Student-Centered Mathematics in the Remote Elementary School Classroom (PLT)
Teaching Mathematics as a Language
(SSW)
Understanding Calculus (PLT) Unpacking the Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards (PLT) Utilizing Games and Puzzles to Improve Mathematical Habits of Mind
(MINI)
Voting Systems: How Does America Rank? (SSW) What’s the PROBLEM?: Exploring Number Theory Tasks (SSW)
SCIENCE
The 5Es in Your NGSS Science Classroom: Elevate the Explanation
(PLT)
Activating Student Potential in the Blended Chemistry Classroom (PLT) Advanced Biology: Incorporating Authentic Data Analysis Into Your Classroom (PLT)
Biology Demo Derby: Virtual Edition!
(SSW)
Birding and Nature: Engaging Students with Place-Based Learning p (MINI)
Building Conceptual Understanding in AP Chemistry (PLT) Can Biology Class Reduce Racism? p
(SSW)
Changing Genetics to Change Our Health (MINI)
Chemistry Demo Derby: Virtual Edition! (SSW) Collisions Chemistry: Reconceptualizing Chemistry Through Play (SSW) Consortium Science Curriculum Designed to Liberate Students p
(PLT)
Crossing Disciplines and Dimensions: Engaging Modern Physics With Physicists (PLT) Energy Conservation: It Can’t Be Created or Destroyed, But it Can Be Wasted! (SSW)
Engaging Chemistry Students Virtually: Creating Resources for Online Labs (PLT)
Enhancing Scientific Literacy Through Online Collaboration (SSW)
Environmental Justice in the Science Classroom With WE ACT p (SSW)
Exploring and Enhancing Science Assessments in the Virtual Classroom
(PLT)
Faulty Forensics in Wrongful Convictions p (SSW)
Fields Are Real (SSW)
Food Equity in a COVID-19 World p
(SSW)
From Boring to Brilliant! Understanding Through Scientific Journal Articles (SSW)
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Summary of Core Learning Opportunities cont.
From Mummies to Monuments: Chemistry in Art Conservation (SSW)
Genes in Space: A Free Experimental Design Contest From miniPCR (SSW)
Geologic Field Study of Central Park (SSW) Grab Your Virtual Pipettes and Let’s Do Molecular Biology Labs Online! (SSW) Great Diseases With Tufts: Vaccines, Epidemics, and Trials for COVID-19 (MINI)
Guiding Your Students Through Student-Designed Experiments (MINI) Hacking the Brain: The Science of Emotional Response (SSW) Hands-Off, Hands-On Earth Science (SSW)
Have You Ever Seen a Crowd Go APES? (PLT)
Hydroponics Labs 101 (MINI) Imagining a Gender-Liberated Biology Classroom p
(SSW)
Inquiry-Based Activities for the Physics Classroom
(PLT)
Microbes in Your Fridge (MINI) Middle School Science Remote Learning Think Tank
(PLT)
Next Generation Biology: Building Better Units the NGSS Way (PLT) Next Generation Chemistry (PLT) Nuclear Weapons: Science, Policy, and Human Dimension (MINI)
Physics Demo Derby: Virtual Edition! (SSW) Queenshenge, Micromoons, and Space Systems
(MINI)
The Science of (Remote) Learning (MINI) Science Three Act Lessons (PLT)
The Social Biology of Ants (MINI) Solar Storms & Heliophysics: From Flares to Aurora
(SSW)
Sparking Independent Research With the Genes in Space Competition (PLT) Students as Scientists: Using Argument-Driven Inquiry Investigations (PLT) Sundials: Mathematics, Science, Art, and History
(MINI)
Uncovering the “Magic” and Science of Kaleidoscopes (SSW) Unlocking the NGSS: Growing Your Students’ Inner Scientist (PLT)
Using Design Thinking to Tackle NYSSLS (ELC) Virtual Biology: Creating Inquiry Activities Using Online Labs and Simulations (PLT)
A Walk Through the Miocene: A Paleobotany Workshop (SSW) You Want Me to Teach Physics?? (MINI)
