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The National Academics Press 
  
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This is the home page of The National Academies Press (NAP), created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy…
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STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching  [ Report ]
  
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These two studies place a capstone on a decade of teacher effectiveness research. We now have compelling evidence that when teachers team up with their colleagues they are able to…
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Connecting Research in Physics Education with Teacher Education 
  
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Editors: A. Tiberghien, E. Jossem, and J. Barojas; Publisher: International Commission of Physics Education
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This book makes the results of physics education research available to educators in the classroom. It contains the results of research work on student learning, instructors'…
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American Journal of Physics
A graduate program for high school physics and physical science teachers 
  
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D. Hestenes, C. Megowan-Romanowicz, S. Osborn Popp, J. Jackson, and R. Culbertson, Am. J. Phys., 79 (9), 971-979 (2011).
The Modeling Instruction Program at Arizona State University has demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of a university-based graduate program dedicated to professional…
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How Forces Affect Motion  [ Report ]
  
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This set of materials contain a sequence of activities designed to help students understand the relationships between forces and motion. In particular, these activities address the…
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Determining the Acceleration Due to Gravity  [ Report ]
  
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This is a teacher training activity to help instructors understand differences between structured and guided inquiry. It uses two examples of a lab to investigate free-fall…
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Motion on a Ramp: Dynamic Measurement with a Dilution of g  [ Report ]
  
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This guided inquiry challenges students to design an experiment to determine the relation between distance traveled and velocity change of an object moving down a tilted ramp. The…
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Newton's Third Law  [ Report ]
  
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This set of student labs provides two inquiry-based activities exploring forces and Newton's Third Law. Using a low-friction cart on an incline, a spring, and force and motion…
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Frictional Forces  [ Report ]
  
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This workshop activity for teachers is designed to help them understand the use of student discovery to encourage deeper learning. This is based on a structured inquiry lab for…
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What to Expect Your First Year Teaching 
  
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This online book from the U.S. Department of Education covers topics vital to new teachers. Topics include getting support from administrators, what to expect from students and…
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