Webinar: Building Understanding of Mendelian Genetics
Join us for a prerecorded webinar to see a 3-D lesson modeled with Wisconsin Fast Plants®. Building Understanding of Mendelian Genetics Across Grade Bands Using 3-D Learning One of the strengths of the 3-D learning model is that it is iterative, continually building on prior understanding. However, implementing it can be difficult. In this one-hour […]
Webinar: Adapting a Lesson on Selection to Remote Learning
Using Wisconsin Fast Plant polycot seed lines to teach natural selection This webinar presents strategies for adapting a hands-on, minds-on lesson for remote learning or a socially distanced biology classroom, with minimal increased prep time. As a bonus, this webinar marks the debut of a new variety of Wisconsin Fast Plant Seeds, that have an […]
Webinar: Leading High School Science Investigations Remotely
Webinar: Leading High School Science Investigations Remotely How do you lead a science investigation remotely? Engage students, create explanations, and build students’ inquiry skills when everyone is remote or at a distance. Nationally recognized science education consultant Kristen Dotti provides teachers with the fundamentals and tips around delivering authentic science education remotely. In this follow-up […]
Webinar: Remote Products and Instruction for A&P
Carolina and APS staff discuss products and instruction for A&P in the age of COVID-19. Join Carolina Biological Supply Company and the American Physiological Society to learn about anatomy and physiology education tools and resources. Presenters discuss how these products and resources can be used to facilitate learning and enhance the student experience during remote […]
Webinar: How to Succeed at Growing Plants in the Classroom
Explore strategies for growing Wisconsin Fast Plants®. How to Succeed at Growing Plants in the Classroom Have you thought about teaching with plants and using them in experiments in your classroom, but hesitated? Growing plants in the classroom is one of the easiest ways to introduce students to scientific practices, and Wisconsin Fast Plants® investigations […]
Webinar: Making Sense of Inheritance Data
Empower students to build an understanding of the importance of sampling size and repeated trials with Wisconsin Fast Plants® crosses using CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Program). This webinar looks at a new way to let students explore data. We delve into a sample lesson that allows students to examine phenotypic data collected from Wisconsin […]
Webinar: Carolina and VictoryXR’s Campus Tour and VR Dissections
In this webinar, we explore how virtual reality can work in your science lab. Wendy Martin, a national-award winning science teacher, shows you VictoryXR’s virtual campus and gives a sneak peek into the world of virtual reality dissection labs. She also explains some of the stand-alone, co-developed VR dissection products you can use as hands-on […]
Webinar Series: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices
Webinar Series: Modeling in Science Instruction Data Analysis and Computational Thinking Arguments from Evidence and Communicating Planning Investigations, Asking Questions, Defining Problems Modeling Science Instruction How can teachers use modeling to identify gaps in learning and address learning differences? Join nationally recognized education consultant Kristen Dotti for a 90-minute webinar on how teachers can use […]
Webinar Series: Making Sense of Three-Dimensional Science
Join us for series of webinars that will help you teach and assess new science standards. More than a decade after the release of A Framework for K-12 Science Education, there is still confusion and misunderstanding about three-dimensional learning and assessment that is the foundation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*. The Smithsonian Science […]
Portfolio Instruction Offers Solutions to Remote Learning
Portfolios that track the changes students make to their work solve many headaches that teachers face. One of the approaches to assessment that has transferred beautifully to remote learning has been process portfolios. With the increased use of digital materials, portfolios that track the changes students make to their work solve many of the headaches […]