STEM Problem Solving

Problem solving is something we all wish our students did better. However, there are many necessary skills that are simply not taught or that are assumed students will naturally “pick-up on” when taught using traditional methods. In this session, Chris Meyer will present his version of the Cooperative Group Problem Solving (CGPS) process that combines measuring, planning, explaining, and predicting along with an engaging engineering challenge. Talk about STEM bang for the buck! 

Biography

Chris Meyer completed a Specialist Degree in Physics at the University of Toronto, but didn’t really get this physics stuff until he began teaching. From his experiences “teaching” physics at A. Y. Jackson (North York), the Ontario Science Centre, Rosedale Heights (Toronto) and now York Mills C. I. (North York) he came to realize that the teaching techniques he was raised with were not adequate. After attending a lecture by Edward Redish at the University of Toronto, and becoming acquainted for the first time with Physics Education Research, things began to change. Now Chris gives presentations across southern Ontario encouraging teachers to stop teaching.