Unlocking the Key to Ownership in Learning: S is for Self-Explanation
At a parenting workshop the keynote speaker used the metaphor of renting an apartment vs owning a house as an analogy to a child’s developing identity. That in the high school years, our children go from being “renters” of our family morals/values/beliefs to “owners”. This was a really powerful metaphor for me. As children (novices)…
ABCs of How We Learn… R is for Reward
A friend recently shared with me a strategy her son’s teacher implements in class. Each day the teacher secretly draws three names of students she is going to observe carefully for their behavior. If the students are well behaved, they are announced and they get a reward. If the students are not well behaved the…
ABCs of How We Learn… Q is for Question Driven
When I first started teaching I had students to objectively had already decided they were not science people. The school I was working at had a deeply flawed version of “conceptual physics”. The “true” iteration of the course was that conceptual physics would be for 9th graders who had poor reading scores because “there’s not…
ABCs of How We Learn… P is for Participation – You have to DO physics to get better at DOING physics!
After the first exam, I have students participate in a lesson called “The Expert Game”. The activity begins by prompting students “what do you consider yourself an expert in?” Because I know how this will land with a lot of students, I actually ask this question in three ways: What is something you consider yourself…
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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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