ABCs of How We Learn: J is for Just in Time Telling
Memories are stronger when we are able to connect a new experience to a prior one. The concept of “just in time telling” leverages this idea. Rather than dumping a bunch of new information on students, we recognize that students will be able to do more with the new information when we tell them the…
ABCs of How We Learn: I is for Interleaving + An AP Practicum for Review
The skeleton for this blog series has been the book The ABCs of How We Learn by Daniel Schwartz, Jessica Tsang and Kristen Blair at Stanford. As I am doing my prep work for my blog series where I include and adapt the ideas within my physics classroom there are a few chapters that don’t…
ABCs of How We Learn: H is for Hands On
I don’t think I need to tell a bunch of science teachers the benefits of Hands on Learning, so let’s take this in a different direction: What makes for a hands-on experience that is positively impactful on student learning? Not all hands on is equal! Hands on activities need to be carefully constructed in order…
ABCs of How We Learn: G is for Generation
Generation is all about working that brain muscle. The more often we need to remember something, the more likely we are to remember it! In the information processing model of cognition, this is the retrieval portion Retrieval has a great deal of benefits when used correctly and there are a lot of misconceptions about retrieval.…
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Hi, I’m Marianna Ruggerio. I’ve taught physics since 2009. I’m incredibly passionate about increasing diversity and equity in physics, as well as mentorship of preservice and novice teachers. Here you will find me sharing my classroom ideas, reflections and making Physics Education Research tangible for fellow high school teachers.
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