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Stephanie O'Brien

Smithtown School District
ChemEd X Subscriber, Subscriber, Author, Reviewer
ChemEd X Member since: August 2016

As a STEM master teacher in the Long Island region, I present at local, state and national conferences. I enjoy the opportunity to work to facilitate in my classroom and see the benefit it offers and then be able to turnkey and share with other teachers. I utilize a flipped classroom and enjoy the students first trying to engage in the model prior to watching a video or lecture component to add or extend beyond the POGIL.

 

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Hybrid AP Chemistry - A Mom’s Reflection
// Saturday, February 13, 2021 • Stephanie O'Brien
This year my oldest daughter is taking AP Chemistry. I was so excited for her to finally learn the content I teach, but stressed about the current educational climate.
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Website to Create Virtual Activities - flippity
// Sunday, November 22, 2020 • Stephanie O'Brien
The website flippity.net provides teachers and students the ability to take a Google Sheet and turn it into a wide variation of activities. I have been trying to create different types of assessments and activities for students to complete online.
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NGSS-ify Alka-Seltzer Rocket Activity - With Virtual Options
// Sunday, October 4, 2020 • Stephanie O'Brien
I previously "NGSS-ified" one of my favorite inquiry labs to begin the kinetics unit; Alka Seltzer Rockets. In this lab students are given a film canister, a quantity of Alka Seltzer of their own choosing and any materials available in the room to investigate factors that affect the rate of reaction.
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NGSS during e-Learning Part 1
// Tuesday, May 26, 2020 • Stephanie O'Brien
During this time of e-Learning, teachers across the globe have shared ideas through various social medal platforms regarding topics such as student feedback, online lesson creation, instructional pedagogy, synchronous versus asynchronous teaching environments, students engagement support strategies, grading policies, online assessment, and best apps and