Sci. Ed. Resources

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.

Nathan Belcher

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...

Nathan Belcher

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

A detailed course document for an Accelerated Physics course.

Nathan Belcher

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...

Nathan Belcher

Resources: Learning and Practice

Written and video sources on learning and practice.

Nathan Belcher

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...

Nathan Belcher

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...

Nathan Belcher

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...

Nathan Belcher

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,...