Nathan Belcher
The Fundamentals of Practice — Maximizing Learning with High-Impact Types of Practice
Here’s how to effectively to organize and use high-impact types of practice to learn more quickly.
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Nathan Belcher
- May 26
- 1 min
A Philosophy of Learning and Education — Focusing on the Role and Importance of Conceptual Models
The foundational idea for this philosophy of learning and education is that all humans can learn. Humans organize sets of knowledge and...
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Nathan Belcher
- Jan 23
- 1 min
How to Learn — When You Are in the Advanced Stage
When you are in the advanced stage, use this guide to structure your learning.
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Nathan Belcher
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
AP Physics C - Course Organization for 2022-2023
A full course organization for AP Physics C.
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Nathan Belcher
- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
How to Learn When You Are at an Intermediate Level
As you progress past being a beginner, how do you continue to learn?
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Nathan Belcher
- May 23, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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Nathan Belcher
- May 1, 2022
- 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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Nathan Belcher
- Mar 19, 2022
- 1 min
Stuck in a Performance Plateau?
Use this Guide to Break Through the Plateau and Maximize Your Ability
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Nathan Belcher
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Learning, Fast and Slow
Use the power of mental models to increase the progress of your learning goals.
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Nathan Belcher
- Mar 14, 2022
- 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 29, 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 17, 2019
- 1 min
Resources: Learning and Practice
Written and video sources on learning and practice.
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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 6, 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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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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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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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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