Observations First

The class website described here is one example of a successful site that seeks to maximize student access  to useful resources  while mi...

Encouraging students to practice struggling  has the potential to promote perseverance that can carry over into life pursuits unrelated to p...

Any conversation about Physics First will tend to revolve around a few distinct motives, priorities, and assumptions. In order to communica...

A Physics First course based in Modeling Instruction provides an opportunity to rebuild a science curriculum school-wide, with stronger con...

Tomorrow is the last day of our Modeling Workshop here in NYC. Everyone involved, from the workshop leaders to the participants (Big digita...

Until Khan Academy attempts to differentiate between concept- and process-based learning, Sal Khan's instructional videos will continue...

A couple days ago, a certain math teacher/blogger put out a " Call for Advice for New Teachers. " The response has been amazing...

Ugh, what a grey, rainy day we've had in New York City today... I spent a lot of time indoors at my computer, and stumbled across...

"Khan Academy" style instructional YouTube videos could be more effective for introductory physics if they used a discussion mod...