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Thoughts on a three-year experiment to understand the challenges in global science education globally.
Sustainable States: Brazil
Thoughts on deploying Sustainable States in-person for the first time.
Designing Better Student Projects
Thoughts on student approaches to designing projects.
Deep Field Outreach
Thoughts on doing public outreach deep in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Negotiating International Classrooms
Thoughts on working in too many time zones and languages.
Lack of Curiosity Killed Schrödinger’s Cat
Thoughts on confirmation bias traps
@Home Modeling
Thoughts on introducing introductory-level science students to computer modeling.
Rethinking Explaining Science
Thoughts about how science actually works and how to better teach that process.
Loneliness Limits Learning in Online Education
Experiences in working with science students online
Home Labs
Thoughts on creating labs at home.
Observation Journals
Thoughts on teaching observation skills.
Infrastructure Gap
Thoughts on the substantial digital hurdles that face most students in the developing world.
Eastern Indonesian Classroom Experience
Thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of working in a low income eastern Indonesian university classroom.
Island Time
Thoughts on adjusting to living and teaching in a culture where time and commitments are fluid.
Working Around Innumeracy
Thoughts on how to teach science effectively without numbers or equations.
Major-Based Projects
Thoughts on how to help non-science majors find relevance in science courses.
Puzzle Projects
Thoughts on how to engage students via puzzles.
Digitizing Labs
Thoughts on how to effectively incorporate digital tools into a lab classroom.
Tracing Roots
Thoughts on travels through Ukraine over the years.
Education for the Anthropocene
Thoughts on how to teach complex systems and operate complex digital course ecosystems effectively.
How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
Thoughts on how to effectively incorporate humor into the science classroom.
How to Reinvent the Science Fair
Thoughts on how to modernize the science fair and symposia circuit.
What If I’m Wrong?
Thoughts on how to better teach scientific thinking skills.
Missed Opportunities Online and on Computers
Thoughts on how to do gamification effectively in a science course.
Teaching with Stories
Thoughts on how to incorporate narratives into science courses.