PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Blog and Online Publications
Newton's Minions
A physics education blog, with posts on standards-based grading, reasoning, lab and assessment ideas, coding, and educational philosophy
"Averageless: Setting a Higher Standard"
An article composed for the blog Teachers Going Gradeless (TG2), about the feedback and assessment strategy that I devised. Students work toward mastery of established standards, building a portfolio of work to use as evidence in a term-end conference where teacher and student agree on a final grade
Peer-Reviewed Papers and Books
“Experimentally Building a Qualitative Understanding of Newton's Second Law”
The Physics Teacher. December 2014. Volume 52, Issue 9, pp. 542-545. The American Association of Physics Teachers
“Teaching Responsibility: Standards-based Grading in the Modeling Classroom” Chapter of upcoming AMTA book Practical Guide to Modeling Instruction
“The Magnetic Force and Work: An Accessible Example”
Physics Education. May 2014. Volume 49, Issue 3, pp. 209-302. IOP Science
The Physics Teacher. October 2011. Volume 49, Issue 7, pp. 459. The American Association of Physics Teachers. (with John Burk)
“A Teachable Moment Uncovered by Video Analysis”
The Physics Teacher. April 2011. Volume 49, Issue 5, pp. 284. The American Association of Physics Teachers.
“At Odds: Reconciling Experimental and Theoretical Results in High School Physics”
Science Activities. Spring 2009. Volume 46, no. 1. Heldref Publications.
Lulu.com. Text for introductory course in physics, focusing on conceptual analysis and modeling. First used Fall 2006.
Presentations
"Using VPython in Physics Education"
Invited Presenter and Panelist at Physics Education Research Conference. August 2018
"Effective Coding in Introductory Physics and Electronics"
Presented at AAPT Summer National Meeting. July 2018
"Designing Learning Experiences to Maximize Innovation & Discovery"
Presented at LLI Atlantic - Gaining STEAM. April 2018
"Structure and Sequence: Designing Learning Experiences to Optimize Innovation & Discovery"
Presented at UArts Alumni and Friends Workshop Series. February 2018
“The Power of Student Coding in Physics”
Invited Presenter, AAPT Summer National Meeting. July 2016
"Blogging as Professional Development"
Invited Presenter/Discussion, American Association of Physics Teachers Executive Board Meeting. July 2015
“Discussing Change in the Well-Functioning School”
Presenter/Conversation Leader, EduCon 2.6. January 2014
Workshop Co-leader at AAPT Summer National Meeting. July 2013
“The Logistics of Effective Implementation of Standards-based Grading”
Invited Panelist at AAPT Summer National Meeting. July 2013
“Effective Use of LaTeX in High School Physics Assessment”
Presented at AAPT Summer National Meeting. July 2013
“Standards-Based Grading”
Presentations/workshops for the faculties of The Peddie School (NJ) and Penn Charter School (PA)
Presented at AAPT Winter National Meeting. February 7, 2012