Math/Physics WorkshopBernie Madison (Math) and Stephen Skinner (Physics)

College Ready

Welcome:

Schedule:

Sunday 5:30 - 8:00pm (working dinner)

Monday - Wednesday

7:00am Breakfast at the NWQ

8:00am Start (SCEN 104)

12:00 - 1:15pm Lunch at the NWQ

5:00pm End

5:00 - 6:30pm Dinner at the NWQ

Rationale:

Limited literature and research on co-curriculum model-based lessons between science disciplines

Importance of developing “cross-talk” on common concepts, variables, constants, etc... to build connections

Creating concrete experiences that link disciplines and develops critical thinking skills

Goals:

Develop an awareness of model-based activities and lessons

Develop an awareness of using “cross-talk” to link common concepts, variables, constants, etc... to build connections for students

Develop a working library of physics investigation and math modeling activities written and tested by peers

Encourage educators to connect lessons and content to other disciplines

Expectations (group work):

Work through two example model-based activities - see example activities 1 & 2 (Monday)

Modify or write your own working model-based activity (Tuesday - Wednesday am)

Present your final product to your peers (Wednesday pm)

Commit to doing the activity with your students and to a classroom observation (Future)

Topics:

There are 12 possible topics listed on your handout - these topics were chosen based on the availability of an example activity writeup and equipment

As a group rank your top 3

We will finalize topic choices tonight and give you some time to brainstorm

It is possible to have the same topic as another groups if you activity and math model is different

Resource Library:

wiki - user collaborative webpage

http://mathphysics.pbworks.com

Open source - no password as of now

Each group has its own page on the wiki site

Q & A:

Questions?