Addressing Alternate Conceptions
Were you ever told that the blood inside your body is blue until it comes in contact with O2? Or have you ever heard someone […]
Science teaching
A Note to the Teacher: Addressing Alternate Conceptions in Science Teaching
So what are alternate conceptions in science teaching? Well, these are MISCONCEPTIONS that our students bring into the classroom based on their prior knowledge. It […]
BUSTED!: Addressing Alternate Conceptions in the Science Classroom
TRUE or FALSE: There is a dark side of the moon. Particles found in solids have no motion. Humans evolved from apes. All of these […]
Critical Thinking on a Visible Scale
Traditional-style classrooms today still do not emphasize the importance of metacognition as an important trait to develop. Students are taught and expected to be able […]
Making Student’s Thinking Visible
Why are MTV strategies so important to implement in our science classrooms? Learn more about students/ build deeper connections Pick the brain of our students […]
Making Thinking Visible for Budding Scientists
By now we all know that traditional lecture style teaching and learning just simply does not work for most students! When we do not provide […]
Science Teachers Want their “MTV”!
Science teachers want their MTV! And we aren’t taking about Music Television; We’re talking about Making Thinking Visible. “Making Thinking Visible” in the classroom is […]
The Importance of MTV in the Classroom
I know what you may be thinking, “MTV in the classroom? I don’t know how shows like The Hills, Jersey Shore, or Catfish can be […]
Science Teaching 2.0: Visible Thinking in Learning and Teaching
Usually, thinking is an internal process that is invisible to both students and teachers. And yet, thinking is at the core of learning. So, what […]
A Note to the Teacher: Making Thinking Visible in the Science Classroom
In the science classroom, we want to make our students’ thoughts visible. “Making Thinking Visible” by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison is a […]