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Brian :python: :flask: :html5:Today in the classroom:First year <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> is practicing identifying redox reactions from oxidation numbers. Second year chem is finishing their buffers investigation and doing a bunch of math.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Webdev</a> is languishing, so I'm trying to help them get this project over the finish line before the long weekend.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> :cupofcoffee:

beSpacificTrump administration considering issuing <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/executiveorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#executiveorder</a> to integrate <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artificialintelligence</a> into <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/K12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#K12</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>, according to a draft circulated by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> to several federal agencies, obtained by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonPost</a>. Under the draft executive order federal agencies would be instructed 2 take steps 2 train students in using <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> and incorporate it into <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> related tasks. The agencies would also be asked to partner w the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privatesector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privatesector</a> [surprise] to develop relevant programs in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Gary AckermanMetacognition requires more than reflection... one must recognize deficiencies and strategize to avoid or overcome them. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:Today in the classroom:First year <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> is exploring oxidation and reduction with a potato battery (Zn + Cu redox). They're also practicing oxidation states.Second year chem is exploring buffers with a cookbook lab. Tomorrow, they make their own buffer.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Webdev</a> is putting together their refactored sites based on the large group audit.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> :cupofcoffee:

jobRxivLecturer in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale UniversitySee the full job description on jobRxiv: <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94541" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94541</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biochemistry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biophysics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/molecular_cell_biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#molecular_cell_biology</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ScienceJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceJobs</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiring</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94541" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94541</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:Monday morning after a kinda-long weekend (half day last Friday).First year <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> is beginning electrochemistry, so starting with the basics of redox reactions and assigning oxidation numbers.Second year chem is still in acids and bases. Today, we'll learn the theory behind buffer solutions and start planning their own buffers to prep in the lab this week.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Webdev</a> students are beginning their refactors of a school site based on a comprehensive audit.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> :cupofcoffee:

Jessica :propride: 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 ✡️Uch I don't *want* go back to work after a two week break, when I have too much time left in my 8th grade class and not enough for 6th and especially 7th grade. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/whining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whining</a>

Prof Lutz (ret.)<a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@johncarlosbaez</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@internic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@internic</a> playing around with two _circular_ polarizing filters is REALLY fun. Even my most bored students were intrigued. I used to bring in class 3D glasses for everyone.<a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Physics</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/physicsTeaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#physicsTeaching</a>

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.Does awareness of intuition's fallibility help people avoid faulty intuitions?<a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> students <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DualProcessTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DualProcessTheory</a> didn't help them avoid faulty intuitions about <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#physics</a> problems.<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.21.010135" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.21.010135</a><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#edu</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cogSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cogSci</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bias</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/debiasing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debiasing</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psychology</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epistemology</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/rationality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rationality</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:I've been struggling with how to approach hardening my class against generative AI abuse by students. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@RobertTalbert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RobertTalbert</a> has a helpful post on what he did and what he learned in a college-level math course this spring that I feel like validates some of the choices I've made.<a href="https://blog.ohheybrian.com/2025/04/my-ai-driven-grading-approaches/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.ohheybrian.com/2025/04/my-ai-driven-grading-approaches/</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

Devin UlibarriToday, I was able to test the audio-to-midi service that Music Blocks contributors made last summer together with my students. Here's what they made: * "Music Blocks Band" by four of my students (group project): <a href="https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1744917848164324&run=True" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1744917848164324&run=True</a> * "Sigma Boy" by Wesley: <a href="https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1744919173856994&run=True" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1744919173856994&run=True</a>(Just like this post whether or not you understand it. The kids did great!)They also made a video that I hope to share later.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicBlocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicBlocks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MusicBlocksBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicBlocksBand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sigma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Programming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Development</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fun</a>

Journeys In FilmLooking for Earth Month films for younger students? Our Nature Collection for grades 3-7 features film-based lessons about whales, chimpanzees and insects, plus an empowering lesson on recycling. Pick and choose the ones you want to use. <a href="https://journeysinfilm.org/product/celebration-of-nature-lessons-activities-for-grades-3-7/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journeysinfilm.org/product/celebration-of-nature-lessons-activities-for-grades-3-7/</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EarthMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthMonth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EarthWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthWeek</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthDay</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/StemEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StemEducation</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Homeschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homeschooling</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/education" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@education</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edutooters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@edutooters</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/stemed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stemed</a>

Brian :python: :flask: :html5:Today in the classroom:First year <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> students are doing a microscale titration of HCl and NaOH. This will end our unit on acids and bases.Advanced chemistry students will have all taken the state standardized test this morning, so we're going on a walk outside to decompress and enjoy the atmosphere.Comp sci students are turning in their scopes of work for a school website redesign based on their technical audits.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> :cupofcoffee:

Stu WattsMight have chance to teach some students about this issue too. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FurtherEducation</a>

jobRxivLecturer in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale UniversitySee the full job description on jobRxiv: <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94371" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94371</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/biochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biochemistry</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biophysics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/molecular_cell_biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#molecular_cell_biology</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ScienceJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceJobs</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiring</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94371" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jobrxiv.org/job/yale-university-27778-lecturer-in-molecular-biophysics-and-biochemistry/?feed_id=94371</a>

Gary AckermanI’m increasingly convinced the myth continues because <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/educators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#educators</a> conflate “learning styles” with “it is good to use different methods.” Varying <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> is good, perpetuating learning styles... not so much.

Longreads“‘There’s more of everything,’” Lin says. ‘Each day, the deciding: Is this a worthwhile way to spend my time?’” Tracie White for Stanford Magazine <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a> <a href="https://stanfordmag.org/contents/course-of-treatment-lin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://stanfordmag.org/contents/course-of-treatment-lin</a>

Journeys In FilmLooking for Earth Month films for students? Check out the lesson plans for environment-themed films from around the world in our Environmental Studies Collection. Great for teaching environmental education this month and all year round!<a href="https://journeysinfilm.org/product/environmental-studies-lessons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journeysinfilm.org/product/environmental-studies-lessons/</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EarthMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthMonth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EarthWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthWeek</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthDay</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EnvironmentalStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalStudies</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/EnvironmentalEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalEducation</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/StemEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StemEd</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Homeschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homeschooling</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/education" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@education</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edutooters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@edutooters</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/stemed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stemed</a>

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Brian :python: :flask: :html5:I'm trying to plan out the rest of the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webdev</a> semester. We're really in a funk - many students have realized they do NOT want to write code for a living, which is fine, but we have to finish the semester.We've done several thematic projects to learn specific skills,a couple choice projects, site audits and recommendations, team building, reading/writing effectiveness. Other ideas to push to the end?I'm thinking a CSS refactor to use modern tools? Maybe some framework stuff?<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaching</a>

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