ABCs of How We Learn… M is for Making
Remember when we were all stuck in our houses in the spring in 2020? With few places to go and a lot of time at home all of a sudden everyone was making their own bread and even taking a crack at artisan soughdough. When we have a chance to truly create something, we find…
The ABCs of How We Learn: L is for Listening and Sharing, Strategies to Enhance Group Work
I have a saying for students, “The 100% is in the room”. What I mean by that is that, collectively, the 100% exists. Not necessarily within one student, but when students engage in true collaboration, very often, the 100% exists. L is for Listening and Sharing and is based on the idea that we learn…
ABCs of How We Learn: Knowledge … To Whom Does it Belong?
One of the most cringe comments I hear from students working in class is “she said that…” When I hear this instead of “what we need to do next is…” or “I know that the answer is … because… ” I personally feel that I have not yet done my job for students. Why? Because…
ABCs of How We Learn: J is for Just in Time Telling – Why Active Learning FIRST is BEST
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…
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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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