Here are a few collections of videos of science teaching and learning — useful for learning how to teach.
Annenberg:
http://www.learner.org/resources/series90.html
http://www.learner.org/resources/series126.html
TIMSS
http://nces.ed.gov/timss/video.asp

For the next several days I’ll be liveblogging from the AAPT conference. Below are my posts on today’s session on diagnostic learning environments.
Today’s session is all about using diagnosis, or assessment, in your teaching (”Designing a Diagnostic Learning Environment in the Pre-College Classroom:; Lezlie DeWater, Eleanor Close, and Hunter Close).
Formative assessment is assessment that […]

As summer approaches, everyone’s vying for teachers’ time. A bunch of deadlines have already passed, but there’s still time to sign up for several great programs.  Many of these deadlines are April 1 — next Wednesday!
Teacher Institute at the Exploratorium
Application deadline April 1 — soon! I can’t even describe how much this institute […]

I finally just checked out the Pathways Project, which provides pre-recorded video answers to your questions about how to teach physics. Color me impressed. I chose a teacher from the drop-down menu and asked a question — in my case, “How do I teach electrostatics?” I was told that my chosen […]

Look at this picture. What will happen to the balloon when we push the cart forward, and why? (Don’t watch the video first — come up with ideas and reasons first).

Make as many predictions, and reasons, that you can, even if you don’t believe them all.
Remember that coming up with the right explanation […]