(Featured Artwork: “Quantum”) By Jailson Lima (Chemistry Department, Vanier College, Montreal, QC, Canada) Instructional strategies that are based on lecture, drill, and practice are commonly employed in traditional Chemistry courses to help students memorize collections of facts and procedures of increasing complexity. These strategies emphasize the acquisition of knowledge through the development of logical-mathematical skills […]
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Tips For Imaginative Educators #11: Engage Their Inner Rebel
My eldest daughter will soon be a teenager. While I’m very eager to see where these years will take her, I’m also slightly apprehensive about what’s coming. Should I run for the hills? Install deadbolts on the doors? Sign up for some extra therapy sessions? Adolescence contains the makings for a perfect storm. At a time when young people are establishing a sense […]
Tips For Imaginative Educators: #8 Seek Heroic Qualities
The world is full of heroes. Some of our heroes are people that exemplify qualities such as ingenuity, flexibility, agility, determination, or reliability. For example, we are impressed by the extraordinary speed and strength of basketball player Lebron James or the extraordinary agility and accuracy of soccer player Lionel Messi. We are awestruck by the perceptiveness and intelligence of scientist Marie Curie. […]