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The Mol Project

I started teaching the concept of the mol (not the animal…the amount) in chemistry this week. The problem is, the mol is such an impossibly large ... Read more

115th Anniversary of the X-Ray

Yesterday was the 115th anniversary of the discovery of the X-Ray. Physics Buzz, a blog run by PhysicsCentral.com, ran an interesting post on the ... Read more

Moving to Moodle

I’ve been running my course thus far via Google sites (which I love). The site itself is easy to set-up, although the customization can take some ... Read more

Periodic Table of Cereals

Update 9/18/2012 – Unfortunately, the videos no longer work because the students closed their accounts. Feel free to use this Google Doc for the ac... Read more

Objective-based grading implemented

The first attempt at anything is usually inefficient, clunky, and unpolished. That’s how I feel with my class at the moment. I’m trying to polish... Read more

Coming Up: Student Periodic Tables

Part of the mastery system is assessing students through their own, unique work. For this next unit (beginning today) students have an opportunity... Read more

Parent conferences…how to explain?

One of the challenges I’ve faced so far this year is explaining to parents how the class works and trying to convince some of them that this method... Read more

Easy web conferencing options

Part of the challenge of teaching today is finding a good time to meet as a group. And in a city as large as Seoul, meeting in person isn’t always... Read more

Mastering Chemistry

Mastering chemistry seems like it would be an oxymoron. Who can master chemistry? Is chemistry “master-able?” I like to think so. If we can teach... Read more

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