CeeSquaredScience
The Science of Teaching Physics
Finding the right tools and strategies to effectively teach physics is challenging! Should I lecture? How should I do labs? What if their math skills are weak? What if they bombed the last test? How do I know they’re even learning??
Luckily, there are researchers out there studying best practices for teaching and learning physics. As I learn these things myself and practice them in my own dual enrollment physics classroom, I want to share these evidence-based insights with you.
Not only that, but over 50% of physics teachers in the US did not major in physics! If that’s you, I want to help you build your content knowledge so you feel confident in your instruction.
Some thoughts from my blog…
Check out some resources I use in my classes!
About Cee²
CeeCee is a dual enrollment physics teacher in Virginia. She studied physics at William & Mary then continued on to a Master’s of Arts in Science Ed. She taught 8th grade physical science before teaching standard physics and AP Physics I. She now teaches at a Governor’s School and is earning a Master’s in Science in Physical and Applied Sciences from Marshall University. She is passionate about physics pedagogy and curriculum design and believes that strong content knowledge goes hand in hand with strong pedagogical knowledge to make for effective instruction. She loves astronomy, is a Virginia Master Naturalist, and dabbles in crochet, knitting, and quilting.
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Have an idea for a resource or blog post? Noticed a typo? Want to talk about physics and/or teaching? Send me a message :)
I spent some time thinking about the LAB FRQ, what it actually wants kids to do, how it relates to my labs, and how I can better prepare my students to tackle it.