Yesterday I wrote about the importance of physical, experiential knowlegde of physics: a sense of forces and flow; of motion … More
Category: solving problems
A Short Booklet on What Research Says About Using Visuals in Teaching
Dear all, I have been thinking hard (and reading a lot) about using visualisations in class. Here is a booklet … More
How To Draw Like a Physicist
Physicists are often mocked for their drawing skills – they are misunderstood. You too can draw like a physicist using … More
Ratio, Load and Difficulty – 3 Lesson Sliders
In my mental lesson control booth, I have three sliders I try to get right. Ratio The first slider is … More
The single most important thing for teachers to know…
Dear Reader, There is a lot being written about Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and how important it is. I have … More
How to Teach Problems…
Physics is all about the problems. In my last post, I picked apart the knowledge I needed to solve this … More
