Introduction: Dyscalculia in Physics Part1: Variables Part2: Using Bar-Models to show Conservation Part3: Using Bar-Models to Teach Rate Calculations Part4:…
Seeing Proportions: An Area Model for F=ma and Other Formulae
Series: Teaching Physics Calculations to Dyscalculic Students| Read time: 3 minutes Posts in this series: Introduction: Dyscalculia in Physics Part1:…
Understanding Rates Card by Card: A Visual Approach to Physics Calculations
Series: Inclusive Physics Teaching (Part 3 of 5)Read time: 3 minutes Posts in this series: Introduction: Dyscalculia in Physics Part1:…
Making the Abstract Visible: Bar Models for Energy, Circuits, and Forces
Series: Supporting Dyscalculic Learners in Secondary Physics: (Part 2 of 6) | Read time: 3 minutes The Problem: Jumping Straight…
Beyond F=ma: Supporting Dyscalculic Learners with Three-Part Variable Boxes
Series: Inclusive Physics Teaching (Part 1 of 5)Read time: 3 minutes Introduction to the Series: Supporting Dyscalculic Learners in Secondary…
Supporting Dyscalculic Learners in Secondary Physics: A 5-Part Guide
Series: Inclusive Physics Teaching (Introductory Post)Read time: 3 minutes This is post one in a series of 5. The Scale…
How English Became the International Language of Physics
This is an unusual post for me. I am writing a second edition of my book “The Big Ideas of…
2 Sentence Techniques that Unlock Higher Grades in Science and the Humanities
If you can’t write it, you can’t think it. The science and humanities curricula are full and there just isn’t…
Listening Comprehension in Lessons
We spend a lot of class time talking to students. Explanations; questions and instructions all require students to comprehend what…
Physics Nouns and Verbs
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, English has become the international language of physics. For most physicists, English is…
