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Physics Teachers Are Awesome

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Andy Rundquist

I’ve started a project that brings me joy. I’m hoping to help spread that around! I was looking around for ways that I could support physics teachers who were working so hard to teach during this pandemic. I was reflecting … Continue reading →

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Virtual Physics Conference

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Andy Rundquist

I’m part of a grant team right now brainstorming a new project, and a part of it is potentially hosting a conference. We kicked around some ideas about it, and as usual in situations like this, we casually talked about … Continue reading →

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Breadth vs depth

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Andy Rundquist

This tweet really got me thinking recently: @rjallain @orzelc Sorry if you have already discussed this, but I'm interested in a discussion on what college profs want from HS physics. — Casey Rutherford (@rutherfordcasey) May 15, 2014 In the Global … Continue reading →

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Online academic bullying

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Andy Rundquist

I’ve been ruminating about this post for a few weeks now, and I think I’ve finally thought of a way to couch my argument. I figured an analogy would help, so let me start with that. My brother-in-law is a … Continue reading →

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Dealing with cheating

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Andy Rundquist

At the APS Distance Learning conference last weekend there was a session on dealing with cheating. We heard from Dave Pritchard from MIT and Gerd Kortemeyer from Michigan State. Both of them have run courses using online homework (the MSU … Continue reading →

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Help with odd lab equipment

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

I co-facilitated a physics teacher professional development week here at Hamline a few weeks ago. It was really great talking and working with so many physics teachers! One of the things that came up was the need to help identify … Continue reading →

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GPD vs AAPT

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

This week I went to the summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). It was great to see so many friends (some of whom I hadn’t met face to face before) and it was fun to brainstorm … Continue reading →

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Does voice matter?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

As I was reading Shawn Cornally’s post on why the Rubik’s Cube team is trying to win a Nobel Prize tonight, I could hear him through it. All thanks to his wonderful appearance at a Global Physics Department meeting, I … Continue reading →

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Markdown with Mathjax

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

This summer I’ve been working with others in the Global Physics Department to develop an online Physics Problem Database. We’re at version 0.1 right now (very alpha, so watch out) but it’s been a lot of fun learning about how … Continue reading →

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Teacher coaching

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

I just finished up with a fabulous Global Physics Department meeting. Tonight we coached two teachers who were brave enough to submit videos of their classrooms and take the (hopefully constructive) criticism of their peers. Here’s a recording of tonight’s … Continue reading →

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