Nathan Belcher, Ed.D

When you are in the beginning stage of learning, use this guide to structure your learning.

A detailed course document for an Accelerated Physics course.

This brief guide helps science teachers design instruction for maximum learning. How does a teacher organize instruction to maximize...

Use this Guide to Break Through the Plateau and Maximize Your Ability

Use the power of mental models to increase the progress of your learning goals.

This system shows you how to earn the trust of your readers so they can focus on the ideas you present

This post describes the past and future course plans for AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism.

Here are some resources on learning and practice; I have compiled these resources over several years. Even if you have a good...

Humans are model-making machines—one author suggests that instead of Homo sapiens, we should be called “Homo modelus” [1]. In order to...

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...

One of the most challenging—yet rewarding—aspects of teaching is reviewing a course to make improvements for the following year. This...

One of the challenging parts of teaching is the expectation that a teacher should be proficient at every part of teaching. This is the...

After completing my dissertation research in the 2016-2017 school year, I used the results from the research to change the AP Physics C:...

One of the reasons I greatly appreciate Modeling Instruction is the underlying Modeling Theory of Cognition developed by Dr. David...

Historical Context Prior to the mid-1800s, science and science education in the United States existed in an unstructured manner. However,...

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...

Summer as a teacher brings time without students, and for me this means time to read material I find interesting and reflect on my...

Last week I had the privilege of attending the Charleston Educator Symposium, and it was well worth the time and effort it took to...

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...

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...