The Importance of Gusto in Teaching Gems

Journal Article | September 2022

Attitude in the Classroom

Journal Article | July 2023

Aha! Moments in Sun and Moon Measurements

Journal Article | May 2023

Crunching Cans and Generating Power

Journal Article | June 2021

Science, Society, and Self

Journal Article | July 2022

A formal pedagogical push emerged and later blossomed in designing integrated curriculum between STEM and non-STEM areas in secondary and higher education. A growing cadre of research identifies positive learning…

Identifying Forces

Journal Article | August 2021

The Bohr Model of the Atom

Journal Article | January 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.

Integrated Concentration in Science

Journal Article | January 2022

The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage…

Making Science Personal

Journal Article | January 2021

General education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a stand-alone astronomy class, and it is…

Making Computer Science Accessible

Journal Article | April 2021

The Science of COVID-19

Journal Article | January 2023

A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten

Blog Post | July 2019

Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to memorize. I prefer an approach that allows students to use evidence to…