dr. levi torrison dr. fiona lihs estrella mountain community college, avondale, az
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Dr. Levi TorrisonDr. Fiona Lihs
Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, AZ
One of the greatest minds was taught at a school that:
“promoted using a series of steps that begins with hands on observations and then proceeded to intuitions, conceptual thinking, and visual imagery, where rote drills, memorization and force-fed facts were avoided.”
Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson
Modeling and physics Modeling and HS Modeling/Active learning at EMCC
Pics of whiteboarding
Science question/demo Groups whiteboard (butcher paper)
Discussion/ board meeting with a couple people
Post activity
American Chemical Society Averages• Second semester chemistry students
entrance score of 10/22
exit score of 11/22 correct.
increase of 1 of the possible 12 answered wrong initially
g value of 0.08..
EMCC • Introductory Chemistry students
entrance score of 8.9/20
exit score of 11.9/20
increase of 3 of the possible 10.4 answered wrong initially
g value of 0.27
Be prepared for three years of complaints
Align all sections Don’t let boards surprise you Peer pressure, review If you are interested – contact Levi
Beyond Appearances: Students’ misconceptions about basic chemical ideas; Vanessa Barker: Royal Society of Chemistry
Question their Answers; Brenda Royce: The physics teacher; Volume 42, October 2004 Page 25-26
Why you should measure your students’ reasoning ability; Coletta, Phillips, Steinart: The physics teacher; Volume 45, April 2007 page 235-238
Exothermic Bond Breaking: A persistent misconception; William Galley: Journal of Chemical Education; Volume 81, No.4 page 523-525
Testing for conceptual understanding in General Chemistry; Bowen, Bunce: The chemical educator; Volume 2 No.2 presented at ACS April 2007
The great ideas of chemistry; Gillespie: Journal of chemical education; Volume 74 No. 7 July 1997 page 862-864
Improving teaching and learning through chemistry education research: A look to the future; Dorothy Gabel: Journal of chemical education; Volume 76 No. 4 April 1999 page 548-556
I wonder where I put my goggles?
Looks way too perky and happy. – evidently loves her job. Awesome hair.