Paul Andersen
Paul Andersen is an educational consultant and YouTube creator living in Bozeman, MT. Paul is an experienced educator having taught science in Montana for 20 years. Paul was the 2011 Montana Teacher of the Year, and was also one of four finalists for the 2011 National Teacher of the Year. In addition to teaching Paul has created hundreds of YouTube science tutorials that have been viewed millions of times by students around the world. In 2012 Paul was selected by YouTube as one of ten YouTube Edu Gurus.
Paul has provided training for thousands of students, teachers, administrators, and professors around the world. Paul’s specialties include the Next Generation Science Standards, educational technology, the flipped classroom, and effective classroom design. Paul enjoys providing meaningful professional development that can be applied immediately in the classroom. In addition to his work as a trainer Paul is an experienced keynote speaker.
Paul graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Biology with Broadfield Science Certification. He holds a Masters of Science in Science Education. In addition to working Paul loves spending time with his family skiing and hiking in the mountains around Bozeman.
Paul's Workshops
Thursday, November 12, 2020 (4:00-6:00pm EDT)
Performance Assessments Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on performance assessments with an emphasis on remote learning. Teachers will view, screen, and improve 3-dimensional performances assessments aligned to the new science standards. Teachers will then use backward design to plan learning activities that will build to these assessments.
Thursday, November 12, 2020 (7:00-9:00pm EDT)
Conceptual Thinking: CAUSATION Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on the best practices of conceptual thinking. Paul Andersen will demonstrate mini-lessons as a powerful tool to build your students capacity to think conceptually. Vertical progressions will be modeled around the concept of causation including: cause, mechanism and effect. Special consideration will be given to remote and hybrid instruction.
Monday, November 16, 2020 (4:00-6:00pm EDT)
Conceptual Thinking: SYSTEMS Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on the best practices of conceptual thinking. Paul Andersen will demonstrate mini-lessons as a powerful tool to build your students capacity to think conceptually. Vertical progressions will be modeled around the concept of systems including: inputs, processes and outputs. Special consideration will be given to remote and hybrid instruction.
Monday, November 16, 2020 (7:00-9:00pm EDT)
Performance Assessments Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on performance assessments with an emphasis on remote learning. Teachers will view, screen, and improve 3-dimensional performances assessments aligned to the new science standards. Teachers will then use backward design to plan learning activities that will build to these assessments.
Thursday, November 18, 2020 (6:00-8:00pm EDT)
Performance Assessments Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on performance assessments with an emphasis on remote learning. Teachers will view, screen, and improve 3-dimensional performances assessments aligned to the new science standards. Teachers will then use backward design to plan learning activities that will build to these assessments.
Thursday, November 19, 2020 (4:00-6:00pm EDT)
Conceptual Thinking: PATTERNS Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on the best practices of conceptual thinking. Paul Andersen will demonstrate mini-lessons as a powerful tool to build your students capacity to think conceptually. Vertical progressions will be modeled around the concept of patterns including: observational patterns, patterns in data and patterns at varying scales. Special consideration will be given to remote and hybrid instruction.
Thursday, November 19, 2020 (7:00-9:00pm EDT)
Conceptual Thinking: SYSTEMS Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on the best practices of conceptual thinking. Paul Andersen will demonstrate mini-lessons as a powerful tool to build your students capacity to think conceptually. Vertical progressions will be modeled around the concept of systems including: inputs, processes and outputs. Special consideration will be given to remote and hybrid instruction.
Monday, November 23, 2020 (4:00-6:00pm EDT)
Conceptual Thinking: CAUSATION Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on the best practices of conceptual thinking. Paul Andersen will demonstrate mini-lessons as a powerful tool to build your students capacity to think conceptually. Vertical progressions will be modeled around the concept of causation including: cause, mechanism and effect. Special consideration will be given to remote and hybrid instruction.
Monday, November 23, 2020 (7:00-9:00pm EDT)
Conceptual Thinking: PATTERNS Workshop (K-12) - Paul Andersen
This Zoom conference will focus on the best practices of conceptual thinking. Paul Andersen will demonstrate mini-lessons as a powerful tool to build your students capacity to think conceptually. Vertical progressions will be modeled around the concept of patterns including: observational patterns, patterns in data and patterns at varying scales. Special consideration will be given to remote and hybrid instruction.
