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Nuts & Bolts | November 2015 Five Reasons to Use Games to Teach Students
Using games in the classroom is a great way to introduce topics and to create a fun learning environment.
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Nuts & Bolts | November 2014 Demonstrations and Good PedagogyGiven recent accidents involving methanol, are traditional, teacher-performed, passive-student demonstrations best?
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Nuts & Bolts | September 2014 Formative Assessment—A Powerful, Quick Tool in the ClassroomFormative assessment methods can be a quick, topic-specific tool that teachers can use to discover students readiness for a topic. Formative assessment up-front can make a unit run smoother. These assessments do not have to be difficult to implement, and you will be glad you did it in the long run.
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Classroom Commentary | September 2014 Getting StartedHow do you plan to teach a new course or a course new to you? A teacher with 40+ years of experience provides some advice to map out the year, taking into account roadblocks you may experience along the way.
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Classroom Commentary | May 2015 A Dialog on Terminology: Double Replacement vs Ion SwapAre ionic AX + BY reactions better titled double replacement or ion swap? Read the discourse between two advanced high school chemistry students, with an introduction and conclusion from their teacher.
