News
December 20, 2018
Danny publishes paper about prevalence and nature of computational instruction
PERL co-director Danny Caballero and collaborator Laura Merner have published an article in Physical Review Physics Education Research titled Prevalence and nature of computational instruction in undergraduate physics programs across the United States.
November 16, 2018
Kelsey wins Excellence in Teaching Award
PhD student Kelsey Funkhouser has been awarded an Excellence-in-Teaching Citation from the College of Natural Science.
October 19, 2018
Abhilash and Vashti Publish Paper About Using an IOLab to Visualize Equipotential Lines
Graduate student Abhilash Nair and PERL co-director Vashti Sawtelle have published an article in The Physics Teacher about Real-time Visualization of Equipotential Lines Using the IOLab.
September 5, 2018
Vashti Publishes Article About an Analytic Framework to Characterize Student Reasoning
PERL co-director Vashti Sawtelle, PERL alumni K.K. Mashood, and colleagues have published an article in Life Science Education titled Developing an Analytical Framework to Characterize Student Reasoning about Complex Processes.
August 30, 2018
Angie publishes article in The Physics Teacher
Angie Little and colleague published a paper in The Physics Teacher titled On the Importance of Engaging Students in Crafting Definitions.
June 1, 2018
Katie Publishes Article on a Critical Look at Physics Identity
Prof. Katie Hinko and her collaborators, Simone Hyater-Adams, Claudia Fracchiolla, Noah Finkelstein, have published an article investigating a framework for examining race and physics identity.
May 11, 2018
Vashti Publishes Article on Modeling Instruction for University Physics
PERL co-director Vashti Sawtelle and colleagues have published an article on Modeling Instruction for University Physics in the European Journal of Physics
March 21, 2018
Dr. Daryl McPadden Defends Her PhD!
Daryl McPadden successfully defended her PhD. Congratulations Daryl!
March 13, 2018
PERL Members Publish 10 PERC Papers
We're proud to announce that the PERL Team has contributed to 10 PERC Papers in 2017.
February 8, 2018
Prof. Katie Hinko Wins $10,000 S3 Grant
Prof. Katie Hinko is leading a team that was awarded a $10,000 Science and Society @ State grant. Working with Prof. Megan Halpern, their project titled: Hidden Value: Investigating the Physics Demonstration as Aesthetic Experience looks to explore physics demonstrations as meaningful experiences.
February 2, 2018
Angie publishes in Journal of Science Teacher Education
Angie Little and colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Science Teacher Education titled: Building Reflective Practices in a Pre-service Math and Science Teacher Education Course That Focuses on Qualitative Video Analysis
January 31, 2018
Vashti & Danny Named 2018 Teacher-Scholars
Vashti Sawtelle and Danny Caballero were both named 2018 Teacher-Scholars for their fantastic teaching and research:
http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/2018-teacher-scholar-awards/
January 24, 2018
Vashti Sawtelle featured in Engaged Scholar Newsletter
Prof. Vashti Sawtelle is featured in the January issue of the Engaged Scholar Newsletter. The article titled: Can Physics Educators Create a More Encouraging Environment for Black, Latino, and Native American Science Students? discusses how physics educators can help build more inclusive and supportive classrooms.
January 23, 2018
Nick Young publishes paper on item tree analysis
Graduate student Nick Young published a paper investigating students' accuracy in determining the period, frequency, and angular frequency from mathematical and graphical representations.
January 15, 2018
Alanna Pawlak publishes paper on modes of collaboration
Graduate student Alanna Pawlak published a paper examining how students interact in groups in the physics classroom which introduced the modes of collaboration framework.
December 5, 2017
Vashti Sawtelle & BLiSS Physics Course Featured in MSU Today
PERL co-director Vashti Sawtelle and her studio course, Briggs Life Science Studio (BLiSS) Physics, is featured in MSU Today.
November 29, 2017
Danny receives President's Distinguished Teaching Award
PERL co-director Danny Caballero wins the President's Distinguished Teaching Award
September 11, 2017
Vashti Sawtelle & Angie Little appear in The Physics Teacher
PERL co-director Vashti Sawtelle and researcher Angie Little have been featured in the "Race and Physics Teaching" special collection of The Physics Teacher.
Upcoming Events
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Title: Physics educators’ equity framings beyond access and achievement