Ali Swanson

“The great teachers believe in the growth of the intellect and talent, and they are fascinated with the process of learning.” ― Dr. Carol S. Dweck

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Loved the PBL Online Course with Core 21 Education. Will be continuing to grow with the Core 21 Model and Rigor & Relevancy Framework to design units. See my work here: https://t.co/XpkVvBh9Uc #pbl #core21education

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

@AndrewRQI One last question for you! When/where can I access the saved webinar? Thanks!

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

The online QFT workshop from @RightQuestion inspired integration for next school year and further verified why practicing this year to year is such an important skill to master for any type of teacher. Thank you @AndrewRQI !

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Students designed an experiment/innovation that promotes sustainability. Outcomes: creation of bioplastics, natural air purifiers, effect of air pollution on germination, water desalination, water filtration using moringa seeds. #steam @americanschool

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Attended a workshop led by our fabulous computer science teacher on the use of #microbits
Very impressed with the seamless integrations between coding and data collection. Can't wait to put to use! #letscode #computerscience #stem @americanschool

[American School of Tegucigalpa @americanschool]

@swansonteach 11th Grade Biology students learned about current innovations in genetics by developing a gene therapy technique to treat a hereditary disorder. They presented their proposed technique to faculty members coming in to judge. #Goeagles #biology #ViralGeneTherapy

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Jumping right in with my team in using transferable skills as part of "stemifying" our school. @ast #stem #gradesmarternotharder

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Playing https://t.co/v9uZRrkYSU to learn about how proteins fold and help contribute to research! Awesome game designed by University of Washington. #foldit #group4project #ibbiology #problemsolving #studentcentered #personalizedlearning

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Quadrat Sampling of 2 'dive sites' in the classroom. Practicing a Chi-Squared Test using a local connection to invasive lionfish in our nearby Bay Islands. #ibbiology #studentcentered #crosscurricular

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

@JonDarkow Fantastic! Great set-up!

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Measuring the effects of methane, CO2 and air on "atmospheric" temperature! #ibiology #greenhouseeffect #ibbbiologyteachers

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Practicing the skill of matching the notes style to the nature of content. Choices: cornell, table, flow chart, concept map, or annotating sketches. Digital or by hand. They reflect after on their choice. #ganag #notetakingtechniques #studentcentered @ast

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

@JonDarkow Our results went up to about 34 methane, 30 CO2, and 28 air (celsius). I would say subtle; we were hoping for more. But it still helped students understand and see the difference.

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

@KevinMEnglish25 It is fantastic! I would say much better than looking through an eyepiece!

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Testing out our new #digitalmicroscope with plasmolysis of red onion cells. Excellent for group work, and a nice big screen! #ibbiology #cellbiology #studentcentered @ast

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

@JonDarkow That's awesome, I'm going to look into the same thing! We're using the gas taps for methane. It's been slightly difficult to control these variables however. I like the addition of a pressure probe a lot. Thanks for the great ideas!

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

@RightQuestion Thanks for your comment! We finished a unit by Johns Hopkins Farm to Fork curriculum, so they drew a mind map of big ideas that stood out. This became their QFocus; then they drafted a methodology to answer it, which required some coaching and feedback!

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Currently in class different groups are: conducting an experiment, giving a survey around school, on the phone interviewing an expert, watching a documentary. This is how they each took action in answering their self-made question. #pbl #farmtofork #foodsystem #qft

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Continuing my pursuit of shifting into project-based learning and by attending the workshop online @ASCD #ascdwebinar #pbl #projectbasedlearning

[Ali Swanson @swansonteach]

Students create their own meaning by building organic polymers and discussing the monomers and bonds involved. Msg me for this activity for 2.1! #ibbiology #molecularbiology #studentcentered