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Senior Science Instructor at Culver Academies, STEP UP Ambassador, Partner Teacher SpectrumX, AP Physics Instructor, Physics First Instructor, Competency Based “Grading”

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It’s better than seeing the news posts from the U.S. I’m seriously having a hard time sorting out news with the Onion posts at times.

15.07.2025 19:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cover of June edition of Classroom Physics. Focus on the weather and atmospheric physics

Cover of June edition of Classroom Physics. Focus on the weather and atmospheric physics

Physics teachers. The latest edition of Classroom Physics is now available at the link below. The focus is on Atmospheric Physics 🙂
#PhysicsEd
#iTeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
spark.iop.org/sites/defaul...

15.07.2025 17:17 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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Our yard is blooming and growing. Some of the growth is oyster mushrooms and Concord grapes.

15.07.2025 19:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

12.07.2025 17:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

11.07.2025 21:05 👍 37122 🔁 13434 💬 1233 📌 760

Migrated but not active, hoping to change that!

12.07.2025 16:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Yeah, I’ve been MIA for a bit! I went to my camera roll and this is my most recent food pic, mushrooms my son found in the yard last night.

12.07.2025 15:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I haven’t been on here in months, been dealing with medical issues while juggling teaching and just trying to survive. Had my ankle replaced in March, before that lots of appts and pain, now lots of PT. Doing much better and hoping to get back to posting and interacting. Miss my physics/ed PLN!

12.07.2025 15:47 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I’m so Midwest (and don’t have my reading glasses on) that I read this as SNOW pop up chat and that seemed on brand for a post from Kory 🤣

21.11.2024 04:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you for sharing! This is a great lesson. You always have such creative stuff.

20.11.2024 01:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I'm really excited about the problem that I used for our cumulative review of mechanics. In 15 parts, students had to do a little bit of everything that we've been working on so far this year 😏 #iteachphysics 🎢

Lesson Details: passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/mechani...

19.11.2024 22:43 👍 36 🔁 7 💬 5 📌 0

I sure can but I’m off my work computer for the night. I’ll share tomorrow. When I started my new job last year I got a work laptop and have since refused to do schoolwork on my home computer as an attempt at work life balance.

19.11.2024 02:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Pile of meter sticks, spring scales, friction blocks, digital scales, and bar masses.

Pile of meter sticks, spring scales, friction blocks, digital scales, and bar masses.

Trying to add more quick 'analog' labs to my APP1 curriculum. 45 min, derive an algebraic expression for velocity of a pushed block using work-kinetic energy theorem. Estimate a numeric value with measurements only from this equipment. No screens. Mostly happy the with results! #iTeachPhysics 🎢

19.11.2024 00:45 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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a woman is dancing in a kitchen in front of a refrigerator and stove . ALT: a woman is dancing in a kitchen in front of a refrigerator and stove .

Ummmm…..

19.11.2024 02:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I mean he did get that bonus after all, lol

19.11.2024 02:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Christmas Vacation Nine Lives GIF ALT: Christmas Vacation Nine Lives GIF

Or worse!

16.11.2024 18:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Each group gets a set of batteries. This is only the second year I’m doing this project so it’s still a lot of adjusting for me. Here are a few from last year.

16.11.2024 18:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a person is standing in front of a huge explosion with the words `` 1-2-3 !!! '' written on it . ALT: a person is standing in front of a huge explosion with the words `` 1-2-3 !!! '' written on it .

Students drew circuit diagrams for their designs and then tested the viability using Phet circuit construction. Students have individual interviews with me next week to justify their design and get approval to build their room. They will make rooms in shoeboxes, then connect them to make a house.

15.11.2024 21:56 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

My physics 1st class started their home wiring design project today. Each group picked a room of a house, each room has requirements that need to be met. For example, the bathroom needs a ventilation fan that is connected to a switch, an overhead light on a different switch, a duplex outlet, etc.

15.11.2024 21:56 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

@conradknauer.bsky.social thought this might be helpful to you

15.11.2024 02:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think there is a way to “automatically” find your Twitter followers on here…. Let me see if I can find it.

15.11.2024 02:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And I want to give back. Teaching is hard and often isolating. Never be afraid to ask for help or support. I’ve been at this for 27 years and still feel like I have a lot to learn. Let’s make this platform a safe place for teachers to get support.

15.11.2024 02:44 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I gained followers, hello! I teach physics first to freshman and AP Physics 1 at a boarding school. Students are “graded” on competencies. If you are new to teaching physics or competencies, let me know if you need support or help. So many other awesome physics teachers have helped me along the way

15.11.2024 02:44 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It was a great way to help them put into practice a lot of skills we have been learning, give them some perspective about just looking at a problem instead of focusing on only one idea, and helped me see where the problem areas are. I write about this in case anyone finds this helpful.

15.11.2024 02:38 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

After 15 minutes, all the students, at once (I have small classes) came up to the whiteboard and wrote down one thing they knew or a question they had. This gave them time to stretch their legs but also not really see who wrote what. We used our “keen physics eye” to evaluate the responses.

15.11.2024 02:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’m teaching physics first to freshman this semester. Today, I gave them two circuit diagrams, each with a labeled battery voltage and resister values. The task was to write everything you know about each circuit and write any questions you have. This is called a goalless problem.

15.11.2024 02:38 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I love this! I hope we finally have a space to collaborate and support each other.

15.11.2024 02:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Rockford educator teaches us how to think like a physicist | Teachers' Lounge Podcast "I don't need a student to like my class. I know that I've done my job when a student says, 'Oh my gosh, I can't drive my car without thinking about physics anymore!' or 'I'm always seeing physics thr...

Recording this podcast for our local NPR was such a treat. I got to share the best parts of my job and the host, Peter Medlin, is just an amazing journalist. www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/20...

14.11.2024 02:23 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

📍Welcome to the Women In STEM feed! 📍

Anyone can post to this feed using #WomenInSTEM

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13.11.2024 16:33 👍 1401 🔁 164 💬 39 📌 17

Looks like more physics folks have found this place, hello! I need to get more into the habit of engaging on here and hopefully this is the push I need. Connections with great people on old Twitter helped me become the teacher I am today and I miss those experiences. 🎢

14.11.2024 01:49 👍 33 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0