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Farmhouse Redux - Slideshows - Dwell

Posting this again for the door. A door that doesn’t require  space to swing but also isn’t cheesy.

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Compilation of Posts to the Modeling Listserv 

Appears to be an outstanding resource for labs and modeling. Definitely the direction I would like to take my physics classes. I was the articles weren’t PDFs.

Eliciting student ideas 

How using a simple video might help guide a discussion.

(Not) Grading Homework

Two recent edublog posts that relate to my goal of no longer grading homework:

A related idea directed at those who would say, “Kids won’t do homework if you don’t grade it.” Let’s imagine grouping our students into four categories:

  1. Students who like homework and see its value.
  2. Students who do their homework.
  3. Students who only do homework because it’s graded and would otherwise blow it off.
  4. Students who blow off homework no matter what, grade or no grade.

Now what?

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