From the Field: Events and Opportunities, September 7, 2021

Reports Article | September 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 30, 2021

Reports Article | November 2021

Who Gets Helped? The Opportunity Structure of the College Physics Classroom, Peer Instruction, and Perceptions of Help Seeking

Journal Article | October 2019

In this article, the authors explore the opportunity structure in a physics course to identify differences in perception of classroom community among students.

School Instructional Space Silica Exposure: Safety Hazards/Risks

Blog Post | June 2024

What’s the Problem?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial response to an ill-defined problematic situation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that in a problem situation, there is…

Gearing Up Instructional Spaces Safety-Wise for the New School Year, Part I

Blog Post | July 2023

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, September 15, 2020

Reports Article | September 2020

Up To the Moon!

Journal Article | December 2020

What’s Inside Our Solar System?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the…

Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course

Journal Article | October 2019

The authors describe how they introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors.

How to Design a Performance Task

Journal Article | February 2019

Follow a sequence of steps to develop an authentic performance task.

STEM Career Expos Expose Potential Paths

Reports Article | March 2020

Wood Dust in the Lab—A Major Safety Issue!

Blog Post | March 2021

Back to Mars

Journal Article | August 2020