AP Physics/Earth&Space teacher Bay Area, CA BS Geology Caltech, MA Education Stanford Exploratorium Explainer/Teacher Institute alum #iteachphysics #modphys

San Francisco Bay Area
Joined September 2018
Do you want 1 minute/day of physics history for your students? If your answer is yes, you might like the year's worth of slides I just finished. bit.ly/ThisDayinPhysics Comments are turned on if you want to leave suggestions/comments. #ITeachPhysics
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Physics people anyone want to join us on BSky? I have another code #iteachphysics #chatphysics – at Mountain View, CA
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Want to learn more about Modeling Instruction? Join @SecaurPhysics and me for a virtual intro course starting in Sept. We'd also love it if you could pass this along to colleagues. Details at bit.ly/AMTAintro23. Can't wait to discuss pedagogy with other Science teachers!
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Had to delete my original post of this because the resolution was too high. Anyway, here's the phone pocket organizer with labels again, it worked for me last year. See the QT for a spreadsheet to generate labels from rosters.
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I'm saying this here in 2023. The purpose of a classroom phone system/expectation is so that you *don't* have to spend class time talking to kids who are addicted to their phones and turn it into a big deal or discipline issue. xitter.cf/NerdyGuy109/status/168…
Replying to @MsMagaryPhysics
I taught for 12 years. This approach is sad. Kids need to learn how to be present. Not forced into it by controlling their private property. The kids needs to take control of themselves. I know I know, easier said than done.
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The point is, it's a dopamine hit rectangle. If teachers are going to teach social skills and academics, we need students to understand how to do those without the constant temptation of doing something else. They can practice self-restraint in the hours they are not in my class.
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Phones actually have a ton of useful sensors in them that you can use for physics experiments. So we do sometimes use them. But the general expectation is that I am helping students be part of a healthy learning environment and it's worked for positive relationships so far.
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@msmagaryphysics.bsky.social retweeted
Check out our new sibling site to help students learn #physics at PhysQuiz.net!
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I'm trying to quit this site because, aside from taking psychic damage every time I read a popular thread here, my mom & best friend work a block away from the HQ. It's the windiest part of San Francisco and I can't stand the thought of that stupid sign falling on their heads
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By year I mean school year, this year only, excluding weekends/holidays. I'll finish the rest next summer.
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These slides seem to be more popular with post-secondary physics people than I thought they would be so be warned, I made them for my classes, one of which has earth & space science integrated so you may find yourself with surprise geology nuggets 🪨
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@msmagaryphysics.bsky.social retweeted
Replying to @sage_stage
I would not be a teacher if I did not have a union.
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@msmagaryphysics.bsky.social retweeted
This @Barbie is a geologist! 💖
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Ok I’m here in Sacramento but not at #AAPTSM23 yet but if you want to hang out outside of ticketed areas hmu 🤓 – at Sacramento, CA
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