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GPD_Jiajia_Dong_-_computational_physics.mp3
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Tonight we coached Akwetee, Brendan, and Andrew and had far ranging conversations about pacing, group learning, learning analytics, and more.

Here’s the recording.

Next week we’re going to tackle a content topic. If you have an idea for a topic, email me (Andy: andy.rundquist@gmail.com) in the next few days.

Tonight we spoke with Dean about his reasons for not teaching using Modeling Instruction. It lead to a great conversation about the pros and cons of that particular physics teaching approach.

Here’s the recording link. 

Next week we’re doing coaching once again. Please go to the video spreadsheet and watch Andrew Morrison’s (the one towards the bottom, not the one posted a few months ago), Akwetee Watkin’s, and Brendan Noon’s. If you don’t have access to that spreadsheet, fill out this form.

Tonight we talked with JJ about her work in computational biophysics and about computational physics in general. We talked a little about some approaches to working with students in computational research settings and about good approaches at the high school level.

Here’s the recording.

Next week: A modeling smack-down with Dean Baird taking the lead expanding on some recent blog posts of his about why he doesn’t do modeling.

This week we talked with Dedra about her research into classroom discourse/student engagement in class. She discussed how they video taped several classes and coded whether students were engaged etc. The notion of enlarging the students’ idea space was also discussed.

Here’s the recording link

Next week we’re talking with JJ Dong about computational physics/biophysics.

Oops, forgot to mention what’s happening this week.

Dedra Demaree: ”The ‘Idea Space’ as a model for empowering students: discourse strategies for facilitating student reasoning”

Last week we coached me (Andy). We ended up talking about the value of playing dumb, whether to get crabby with students when they claim they don’t know something they should, and lots of other great tidbits.

The recording link.