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Episode Pinewood derby
Western Washington University
Do students connect inclined-plane problems to real experiences?
Kinematics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Hello
University of Maryland
Do students have the right to be told whether they are correct?
Not giving the answer, Coping with frustration
Energy
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Keep arguing
Florida International University
How can I assess group work in a way that is equitable?
Promoting equity
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Keep arguing
Florida International University
How can I assess students in a class emphasizing group work?
Facilitating collaboration
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Depth
University of Maryland
How can I bring out students' ideas?
Attending to student ideas
Pressure
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Jump up
University of Maryland
How can I design effective collaborative tasks for students?
Facilitating collaboration
Electrostatics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Scratched
University of Maryland
How can I encourage productive student debate?
Facilitating collaboration
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Normal force
University of Colorado Boulder
How can I move students toward a solution?
Developing student ideas
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Still love us
Seattle Pacific University
How can I show care for my students?
Relating to students
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Zero mass
Seattle Pacific University
How can I show students that I expect explanations?
Not giving the answer, Questioning strategies
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Gravitational energy
Florida International University
How can I support discussion of multiple solutions?
Facilitating collaboration
Energy
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Scratched
University of Maryland
How can I support students who are angry about science concepts?
Coping with frustration
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Physicsy brains
Seattle Pacific University
How can I tailor a task to a specific group of students?
Tailoring instruction
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Moving box
Florida International University
How can I use a "board meeting" to facilitate student learning?
Facilitating collaboration
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
✓
Episode Ranking forces
University of Colorado Boulder
How can I use questions to help students build an idea?
Questioning strategies
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Scratched
University of Maryland
How can instructors avoid reinforcing social stereotypes?
Promoting equity
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
✓
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Circuit paths
University of Washington
How do students build new ideas?
Developing student ideas
Circuits
Episode Trying to think
Florida International University
How do students reach agreement?
Facilitating collaboration
Energy
Episode Punch you
Texas State University
How does teaching shape a person’s self-image?
Relating to students
Kinematics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Keep arguing
Florida International University
How does the culture of a community show up in a physics class?
Promoting equity
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Unwinding
University of Colorado Boulder
How should I facilitate a content preparation session?
Facilitating collaboration
Newton's laws, Rotation
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Punch you
Texas State University
How should instructors handle their own mistakes?
Coping with frustration
Kinematics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Newton
University of Colorado Boulder
How should teaching assistants prepare for a physics tutorial?
Newton's laws, Rotation
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Soft bed
University of Maryland
Should I choose physics tasks that connect to everyday life?
Promoting equity
Pressure
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Bouncy ball
Seattle Pacific University
Should I help students solve problems efficiently?
Developing student ideas
Momentum
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Change in velocity
Texas State University
What are some benefits of a tutorial preparation session?
Developing student ideas
Kinematics
Episode If you disagree
Seattle Pacific University
What are some of the gender dynamics that occur in science classes?
Promoting equity
Newton's laws
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Baton
Seattle Pacific University
What argumentation strategies do students use?
Developing student ideas
Momentum
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Pie
Florida International University
What can differing communication styles add to a physics class?
Promoting equity
Energy
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Soft bed
University of Maryland
What do students do to make it safe to share their ideas?
Facilitating collaboration
Pressure
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode No way
University of Maryland
What do students think of surprising demonstrations?
Coping with frustration
Pressure
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Circuit paths
University of Washington
What enables students to answer their own questions?
Facilitating collaboration
Circuits
Episode Jump up
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about charge transfer?
Attending to student ideas
Electrostatics
Episode Sparks
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about charging by rubbing?
Attending to student ideas
Electrostatics
Episode Quilted
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about electronegativity?
Attending to student ideas
Electrostatics
Episode Pie
Florida International University
What ideas do students have about energy changes?
Developing student ideas
Energy
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Kite
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about forces and fields?
Attending to student ideas
Newton's laws, Electrostatics
Episode Potholes
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about mechanical energy?
Attending to student ideas
Energy
Episode Baton
Seattle Pacific University
What ideas do students have about momentum?
Attending to student ideas
Momentum
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Thought experiment
Western Washington University
What ideas do students have about Newton's second law?
Attending to student ideas
Newton's laws
Episode Scratched
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about Newton's third law?
Attending to student ideas
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Depth
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about pressure and depth?
Attending to student ideas
Pressure
Instructor Interaction
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Episode No way
University of Maryland
What ideas do students have about pressure and volume?
Attending to student ideas
Pressure
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Newton
University of Colorado Boulder
What ideas do students have about rotational dynamics?
Attending to student ideas
Newton's laws, Rotation
Episode Moving box
Florida International University
What ideas do students have about static and kinetic friction?
Attending to student ideas
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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Episode Equal weights
Seattle Pacific University
What ideas do students have about tension and balancing?
Attending to student ideas
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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Episode I've learned more
Texas State University
What ideas do TAs expect students to have about acceleration?
Attending to student ideas
Kinematics
Episode Newton
University of Colorado Boulder
What if one student in a group has done the activity before?
Facilitating collaboration
Newton's laws, Rotation
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Kite
University of Maryland
What if one student in a group knows the right answer?
Facilitating collaboration
Newton's laws, Electrostatics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Torture
University of Maryland
What instructor behaviors are frustrating for students?
Coping with frustration
Kinematics
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Tension
University of Maryland
What is the effect of different kinds of instructor questions?
Questioning strategies
Newton's laws
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Sparks
University of Maryland
What is there to learn from students that don't talk much?
Attending to student ideas
Electrostatics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Quilted
University of Maryland
What scientific practices do students use in electrostatics?
Developing student ideas
Electrostatics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Tough luck
University of Colorado Boulder
What should I do if the TAs don't know the right answer?
Not giving the answer, Coping with frustration
Newton's laws, Rotation
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Torture
University of Maryland
Why might students not share their ideas?
Attending to student ideas
Kinematics
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Keep arguing
Florida International University
Why might students not want to argue in class?
Coping with frustration
Instructor Interaction
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STEM-wide audiences
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Episode I've learned more
Texas State University
Why should TAs work through a tutorial themselves?
Kinematics
STEM-wide audiences
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Episode Jump up
University of Maryland
Will students engage in evidence-based argumentation?
Developing student ideas
Electrostatics
STEM-wide audiences
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