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    How to Learn — When You Are in the Beginning Stage
    Nathan Belcher
    • 5 days ago
    • 1 min

    How to Learn — When You Are in the Beginning Stage

    When you are in the beginning stage of learning, use this guide to structure your learning.
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    Nathan Belcher
    • May 10
    • 1 min

    An “Accelerated Physics” Course — Combining AP Physics 1 and NGSS

    A detailed course document for an Accelerated Physics course.
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    Instructional Design for Science Teachers: Using the Idea of Mental Models to Drive Learning
    Nathan Belcher
    • May 1
    • 2 min

    Instructional Design for Science Teachers: Using the Idea of Mental Models to Drive Learning

    This brief guide helps science teachers design instruction for maximum learning. How does a teacher organize instruction to maximize...
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    Stuck in a Performance Plateau?
    Nathan Belcher
    • Mar 19
    • 1 min

    Stuck in a Performance Plateau?

    Use this Guide to Break Through the Plateau and Maximize Your Ability
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    Learning, Fast and Slow
    Nathan Belcher
    • Mar 14
    • 1 min

    Learning, Fast and Slow

    Use the power of mental models to increase the progress of your learning goals.
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    You’ve Never Read the Best Book on Writing
    Nathan Belcher
    • Mar 14
    • 1 min

    You’ve Never Read the Best Book on Writing

    This system shows you how to earn the trust of your readers so they can focus on the ideas you present
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism - Course Outline for 2020-2021

    This post describes the past and future course plans for AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism.
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Sep 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    Resources - Learning and Practice

    Here are some resources on learning and practice; I have compiled these resources over several years. Even if you have a good...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    Learning and Models

    Humans are model-making machines—one author suggests that instead of Homo sapiens, we should be called “Homo modelus” [1]. In order to...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Jan 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    New Information - Models and Schedule in AP Physics C: Mechanics

    If you are curious about how I structured my AP Physics C: Mechanics course in the Fall 2018 semester, please see the first document in...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    Organization of Models in AP Physics C: Mechanics

    One of the most challenging—yet rewarding—aspects of teaching is reviewing a course to make improvements for the following year. This...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • May 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    Process for Implementing, Developing, or Modifying a Course

    One of the challenging parts of teaching is the expectation that a teacher should be proficient at every part of teaching. This is the...
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    Reflections on the second year of using Modeling Instruction in AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electric
    Nathan Belcher
    • May 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    Reflections on the second year of using Modeling Instruction in AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electric

    After completing my dissertation research in the 2016-2017 school year, I used the results from the research to change the AP Physics C:...
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    Modeling Theory of Cognition - Theoretical Foundation of Modeling Instruction
    Nathan Belcher
    • Mar 30, 2018
    • 5 min

    Modeling Theory of Cognition - Theoretical Foundation of Modeling Instruction

    One of the reasons I greatly appreciate Modeling Instruction is the underlying Modeling Theory of Cognition developed by Dr. David...
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    A Brief History of U.S. Science Education--Leading to Modeling Instruction
    Nathan Belcher
    • Mar 2, 2018
    • 12 min

    A Brief History of U.S. Science Education--Leading to Modeling Instruction

    Historical Context Prior to the mid-1800s, science and science education in the United States existed in an unstructured manner. However,...
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    Using a Journal to Improve My Teaching Practice
    Nathan Belcher
    • Jan 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    Using a Journal to Improve My Teaching Practice

    The Fall 2017 semester was rough. Not only was I finishing my dissertation to defend in November and publish in December, but I was also...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Jul 9, 2016
    • 8 min

    Science Teachers' Learning

    Summer as a teacher brings time without students, and for me this means time to read material I find interesting and reflect on my...
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    Reflection on the Charleston Educator Symposium
    Nathan Belcher
    • Jun 13, 2016
    • 4 min

    Reflection on the Charleston Educator Symposium

    Last week I had the privilege of attending the Charleston Educator Symposium, and it was well worth the time and effort it took to...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • Jun 5, 2016
    • 2 min

    Extreme Ownership - Willink and Babin

    As the school year winds down, I have more time to read books outside of education. I have always been interested in leadership, but my...
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    Nathan Belcher
    • May 27, 2016
    • 1 min

    First Post!

    This is my first post on the blog! As I work through the 2016-2017 school year, I plan to update this blog with information related to my...
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