Lucas Walker @RealMrSkyWalker
High school physics: Experiments first, arguments second, equations last. Integrated computational modeling. Every number is a number of something. he/him/his Fairfield, CT Joined December 2011-
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Started the year in Standard Physics with experimental design & linearization, culminating in a fully student driven free inquiry at end of Q1 that kicks off today. If this works it will be the finest teaching of my career #iteachphysics
It's absolutely nuts that in the last couple of years some of my HS students come in giving the distinct impression that we've moved beyond racism and misogyny, placing the locus of those problems as about 10 years ago - is this what it felt like to teach in the 80s/90s??
Lots of great examples in this presentation!!
One of my fave capstone ideas this year was the kid who realized that scene in Two Towers where Legolas surfs a shield down stairs and flips it into an orc is essentially just a cooler version of the "boy jumps off a wagon so he lands at rest" momentum problem #iteachphysics
But what I want to emphasize to anybody thinking about ungrading for next year is that EVEN HALF BAKED I still think this is equal to or better than most years in terms of students owning and understanding their learning and it can only go up from here #ungrading
But what I want to emphasize to anybody thinking about ungrading for next year is that EVEN HALF BAKED I still think this is equal to or better than most years in terms of students owning and understanding their learning and it can only go up from here #ungrading
It can't be stated enough that this kind of work is for students at every level - if you don't believe it try it!
It can't be stated enough that this kind of work is for students at every level - if you don't believe it try it!
Agree that this framework is an important conversation to have with students. I didn't have one this year and... you could tell 🥴 My plan is to develop this with my students at the beginning of next year (I think I will have fewer categories/levels though)
Agree that this framework is an important conversation to have with students. I didn't have one this year and... you could tell 🥴 My plan is to develop this with my students at the beginning of next year (I think I will have fewer categories/levels though)
Deciding to assign grades this spring by conference and consensus may turn out to have been an inflection point in my career #iteachphysics #ungrading
Loved s4 e7 of Stranger Things but did this scene make anyone else mad? #iteachphysics #newtonsfirstlaw
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@RealMrSkyWalker Sometimes answers to this can percolate forth by asking about fav tv shows, games, books, free time activities, what they are good at, having them pick something interesting out of a set of ‘high hook factor’ articles etc. Good luck!
@RealMrSkyWalker In my experience, students (and adults) have been saying that this is true for the 20 years I've been asking them - not just recently.
New TikTok video: Did you know you can subtract left to right?
@RealMrSkyWalker Thanks! 😀 I borrowed lots from @howie_hua, @joboaler, @JamesNottinghm, @pgliljedahl, Paul Lockhart's Mathematician's Lament, and the counting exercise is from Feynman's Fun to Imagine docu. I want Ss to know they can grow and improve from day 1 and that I'll help them get there
@RealMrSkyWalker @Perimeter @cossettej This year I'm looking at adding another layer to it with a presentation that I started making for my math classes docs.google.com/presentation/d…. I've still got some work to do on it, but I wanted to make Ss think about their learning and why we're trying something so different
@RealMrSkyWalker @Perimeter @cossettej 30% final exam and ask "use your scientific thinking skills and 10-12 years of school exp. and tell me what's wrong with this?" Ss are very honest and talk about how they memorize, but don't actually learn anything to get through most of school. They're very excited for change!
@RealMrSkyWalker I start on day 1 with teaching scientific thinking (from @Perimeter's Process of Science resource) and do mystery tubes, particle zoo activity, @cossettej's inquiry cubes, etc for the first week. Then I put up a course outline that has 5 units, test each unit, lab or quiz, and...
My lab groups have always been named after famous scientists. I'm doing a better job of incorporating history into my lessons, and when I tried renaming them after contemporary scientists, it wasn't as effective. So, this year, all our desks our named after Science Labs!
I never see teachers discussing accompanying strategies that can be used to help struggling teachers with this. The advice always stops at 'build relationships' whenever an issue occurs.
The most effective teaching strategy or classroom management tool is building relationships with your kids. That’s it.
@CSarkonak @RealMrSkyWalker @BarnettDreyfuss Thanks so much for sharing. I really like the questions. I might borrow some for my students.
@abbybates24 @RealMrSkyWalker @BarnettDreyfuss I've done considerable revisions since I started and think that I'm pretty happy with the self-assessments at this point. I still feel I need to do some tweaking, but I get really amazing and thoughtful responses from Ss. I use the same self-assessments for 11 and 12
@abbybates24 @BarnettDreyfuss @RealMrSkyWalker Here's the FAQ that I give to Ss and send home to parents. It's slowly evolved to anticipate most of Ss biggest questions and concerns. I've had a number of parents comment at PTI that "it's about time schools focused on skills and thinking bc that's what they need!"
@RealMrSkyWalker I’ve even wondered if the more Ss see their teacher trying something new and fumbling through and involving Ss in the process, knowing that the teacher is trying something solely for the benefit of Ss, the more the Ss engage and see themselves as a valuable part of something
@RealMrSkyWalker @CSarkonak @BarnettDreyfuss Agreed! I ask some similar questions in their portfolios. My school requires grades 4 times during the semester so trying to figure out how to work around that. 😪
@abbybates24 @BarnettDreyfuss @RealMrSkyWalker Absolutely! I’m always willing to share whatever I’ve got! I followed #ThinkingClassroom pretty closely with my gr 9 & 10 math this year with a modified SBG/rubric grading similar to the book, but Ungrading has been so amazing with my physics that I’m going to try it in math next
@abbybates24 @RealMrSkyWalker @BarnettDreyfuss We require midterm and final, but I wanted to give Ss another opportunity at 3/4 to revisit their grade, see their growth, and plan next steps before it’s too far in. Not a full interview, just a connect with Ss. 4 times might not be bad, but maybe a challenge to find tasks
@abbybates24 @RealMrSkyWalker @BarnettDreyfuss I found it really helped change the dialogue and made Ss accountable to themselves. “You had this plan, did you follow through? Why or why not?” For the most part, Ss are harder on themselves than I’ve ever been
@abbybates24 @RealMrSkyWalker @BarnettDreyfuss I’ll post my final self-assessment when I get home later, but it’s directed at getting Ss to think about the course, what they engaged with, what they struggled with, what helped them grow, what they were proud of, and plan to improve. This year it was midterm, 3/4, and final
@RealMrSkyWalker @abbybates24 @BarnettDreyfuss @mssackstein’s Hacking Assessment really helped me too. Both are awesome books that I can’t recommend enough!
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