Preparations part of Community:Workshop 2004
We are very excited about having you here in Northfield July 14-17 to work on materials for teaching quantitative skills. This page provides some additional information about both travel plans and the materials ...

Final Session Discussions part of Community:Workshop 2004
On the last day of the workshop, participants reflected on their answers to some guiding questions. What makes a good project? Things that are transferable (for students) Projects are adaptable (for faculty) and ...

Key Elements of Successful QS Learning Opportunities in Geoscience part of Community:Workshop 2004
The following set of principles was put forward by Dr. Sam Patterson, Professor of Mathematics at Carleton College during a presentation at the workshop. It is based largely on the summaries of the research on ...

Quantitative Skills 2004 part of Community:Workshop 2004
Invitation-only workshop bringing together mathematicians and geoscientists in order to examine various approaches to quantitative reasoning. Produced a series of activities now available online.

Participant List part of Community:Workshop 2004
Conveners: Cathy Manduca - Carleton College Heather Macdonald - College of William and Mary Sam Patterson - Carleton College Participants: Solid Earth Vince Cronin - Baylor University David Kohlstedt - University ...

Participant Activities part of Community:Workshop 2004
Skip to search results Skip to search facet filtersSkip to paginationRefine the Results↓ SubjectBiology 1 match Environmental Science 4 matches Geoscience 9 matches Mathematical SkillsCalculus and ...

Contact Us part of Community:Workshop 2004
Have Questions? Need more information about this workshop? Please contact: Cathy Manduca, Carleton College (cmanduca at carleton.edu) Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary (rhmacd at wm.edu) Sam ...

Criteria for Reviewing the Current Activity Template part of Community:Workshop 2004
Could you quickly make a decision about whehter you would like to look further at this activity? Are the supporting materials sufficient for you to use the activity effectively? What other supporting materials do ...

Workshop Program part of Community:Workshop 2004
Thursday, July 15 8:30-10:30 Welcome and introductions, workshop goals and program - Heather Macdonald Workshop Products-what are we trying to do? What can we build on? - Cathy Manduca What are hallmarks of ...

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This summary of educational research stresses that students of all ages 1) come to school with preconceptions about the subjects they are learning that, if not engaged, will interfere with learning, ...