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Podcast: Science Modeling Talks
Episode: Episode 11 - Rebecca Vieyra & Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz - "Building Content Knowledge, AMTA Projects and a New App"
Description: In this episode, Mark talks with Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, AMTA's first executive officer and now senior fellow, and Rebecca Vieyra, who works through many channels to improve our systems of education. They talk about the value of teacher training in a workshop setting, where the instructor and participants all participate in building content knowledge. Rebecca tells us about some of the projects they have been working on, including the development of the computational modeling in physics first material and a new app that allows users to see magnetic field lines using augmented reality on a smartphone.Guest Bios<...