AP Physics/Earth&Space teacher Bay Area, CA BS Geology Caltech, MA Education Stanford Exploratorium Explainer/Teacher Institute alum #iteachphysics #modphys
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29 Jul 2023
Do you want 1 minute/day of physics history for your students? If your answer is yes, you might like the year's worth of slides I just finished. bit.ly/ThisDayinPhysics Comments are turned on if you want to leave suggestions/comments. #ITeachPhysics
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6 Aug 2023
Physics people anyone want to join us on BSky? I have another code #iteachphysics #chatphysics
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Want to learn more about Modeling Instruction? Join @SecaurPhysics and me for a virtual intro course starting in Sept. We'd also love it if you could pass this along to colleagues. Details at bit.ly/AMTAintro23. Can't wait to discuss pedagogy with other Science teachers!
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1 Aug 2023
Had to delete my original post of this because the resolution was too high. Anyway, here's the phone pocket organizer with labels again, it worked for me last year. See the QT for a spreadsheet to generate labels from rosters.
31 Jul 2023
It's the ANZORG organizer with pockets from Amazon a.co/d/ie87juX
Honestly best $17 I spent in 2022. The spreadsheet I made for printing custom cards from class rosters is here. bit.ly/PhoneHolderCards 2/2
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1 Aug 2023
I'm saying this here in 2023. The purpose of a classroom phone system/expectation is so that you *don't* have to spend class time talking to kids who are addicted to their phones and turn it into a big deal or discipline issue. x.com/NerdyGuy109/status/168…
1 Aug 2023
I taught for 12 years. This approach is sad.
Kids need to learn how to be present. Not forced into it by controlling their private property. The kids needs to take control of themselves.
I know I know, easier said than done.
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1 Aug 2023
The point is, it's a dopamine hit rectangle. If teachers are going to teach social skills and academics, we need students to understand how to do those without the constant temptation of doing something else. They can practice self-restraint in the hours they are not in my class.
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1 Aug 2023
Phones actually have a ton of useful sensors in them that you can use for physics experiments. So we do sometimes use them. But the general expectation is that I am helping students be part of a healthy learning environment and it's worked for positive relationships so far.
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31 Jul 2023
It's the ANZORG organizer with pockets from Amazon a.co/d/ie87juX
Honestly best $17 I spent in 2022. The spreadsheet I made for printing custom cards from class rosters is here. bit.ly/PhoneHolderCards 2/2
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30 Jul 2023
Check out our new sibling site to help students learn #physics at PhysQuiz.net!
30 Jul 2023
We're ready to launch! PhysQuiz.net is *live* and is ready to help students practice their #physics skills with 31 different dynamically-generated quizzes. Teachers: sign up for a free 30-day demo of the Dashboard LMS at physquiz.net/interest #iteachphysics
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30 Jul 2023
I'm trying to quit this site because, aside from taking psychic damage every time I read a popular thread here, my mom & best friend work a block away from the HQ. It's the windiest part of San Francisco and I can't stand the thought of that stupid sign falling on their heads
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29 Jul 2023
Do you want 1 minute/day of physics history for your students? If your answer is yes, you might like the year's worth of slides I just finished. bit.ly/ThisDayinPhysics Comments are turned on if you want to leave suggestions/comments. #ITeachPhysics
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29 Jul 2023
By year I mean school year, this year only, excluding weekends/holidays. I'll finish the rest next summer.
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30 Jul 2023
These slides seem to be more popular with post-secondary physics people than I thought they would be so be warned, I made them for my classes, one of which has earth & space science integrated so you may find yourself with surprise geology nuggets 🪨
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26 Jul 2023
I would not be a teacher if I did not have a union.
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18 Jul 2023
Ok I’m here in Sacramento but not at #AAPTSM23 yet but if you want to hang out outside of ticketed areas hmu 🤓
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