Ice Breakers for Quadmester 3

I posted icebreakers for quadmester 2 here.   I also am posting about a nice article I read on Teaching Channel by Marcee Harris called "15 IDEAS FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY IN YOUR VIRTUAL CLASSROOM".  So you could use these ideas if you are teaching solely virtual or maybe for your asynchronous part of your teaching schedule.  To see the article click here.

Remote Ready Biology Learning Activities

 

From their website, "These minds-on activities, initially designed for use in the classroom, have been adapted for use in online teaching or distance learning."  Topics include :

Energy – Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

Cell Division, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Evolution

Ecology

To see the website click here.

Stanford University - Teach Your Class Online: The Essentials

 

This would be great to look at over the holidays if you are going virtual for quadmester 3.

Available for instructors worldwide, this free course offered in July 2020 covers the essentials of online teaching. The five-day course covers general guidelines for adapting your course to an online format, best practices for varied situations, common pitfalls in online course design, and how to troubleshoot student issues online.

Teach Your Class Online: Day 1  
This two hour course will provide you with the essentials of online learning.

Teach Your Class Online: Day 2  

Getting Specific: Situations and Tools
Science: Labs in Online Pedagogy

Teach Your Class Online: Day 3

Online Classroom Example Clips
Building and Maintaining a Classroom Community

Teach Your Class Online: Day 4

Review of Submitted Sample Lesson Drafts
Troubleshooting Obstacles to Success in the Online Environment

Teach Your Class Online: Day 5

Math: Using Writing Tablets and Whiteboards
Modern Languages: Tips for Highly Interactive Class During Which Students Actively Speak and Write in the Target Language
Humanities: Productive Classroom Conversations About Challenging Subjects
Closing Thoughts

Beaker Chemistry App

Would you like to virtually mix chemicals on your android or ios device?  Well the Beaker app might be for you.  To see the website click here.

Bacteria Culture Virtual Lab

Ms J was in our computer lab and had her grade 11 college biology students working on a virtual lab.  The Ontario curriculum expectation meet by the lab satisfied C2.4 investigate the effect of antibacterial agents on different bacterial cultures (e.g., the effects of antibacterial soap or mouthwash on a bacterial culture).  To see the virtual lab click here.